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The Book of the Ocean

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The Book of the Ocean

Ernest Ingersoll

374 pages~7 hr 28 min read22 chapters$4.99
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Waves, tides, and currents move the greatest highway on earth. Ernest Ingersoll tells the story of the sea and the ships that dared it, from early voyages and the age of Columbus and Cook to the building and rigging of great vessels. A sweeping adventure through maritime history. Set sail across the ocean and the centuries that crossed it.

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22 chapters

  1. 1THE BOOK OF THE OCEAN
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3CHAPTER I THE OCEAN AND ITS ORIGIN
  4. 4CHAPTER II WAVES, TIDES, AND CURRENTS
  5. 5CHAPTER III THE BUILDING AND RIGGING OF SHIPS
  6. 6CHAPTER IV EARLY VOYAGES AND EXPLORATIONS
  7. 7PART I—PREVIOUS TO THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
  8. 8PART II—FROM COLUMBUS TO COOK
  9. 9CHAPTER V SECRETS WON FROM THE FROZEN NORTH
  10. 10CHAPTER VI WAR-SHIPS AND NAVAL BATTLES
  11. 11PART I—WOODEN WALLS, FROM SALAMIS TO TRAFALGAR
  12. 12PART II—THE PRESENT ERA OF STEAM AND STEEL
  13. 13CHAPTER VII THE MERCHANTS OF THE SEA
  14. 14CHAPTER VIII ROBBERS OF THE SEAS
  15. 15CHAPTER IX YACHTING AND PLEASURE-BOATING
  16. 16CHAPTER X DANGERS OF THE DEEP
  17. 17CHAPTER XI FISHING AND OTHER MARINE INDUSTRIES
  18. 18CHAPTER XII THE PLANTS OF THE SEA AND THEIR USES

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