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Nature, Gardens & Animals
The Book of the Ocean
Ernest Ingersoll
374 pages~7 hr 28 min read22 chapters$4.99
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
- 1THE BOOK OF THE OCEAN
- 2CONTENTS
- 3CHAPTER I THE OCEAN AND ITS ORIGIN
- 4CHAPTER II WAVES, TIDES, AND CURRENTS
- 5CHAPTER III THE BUILDING AND RIGGING OF SHIPS
- 6CHAPTER IV EARLY VOYAGES AND EXPLORATIONS
- 7PART I—PREVIOUS TO THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
- 8PART II—FROM COLUMBUS TO COOK
- 9CHAPTER V SECRETS WON FROM THE FROZEN NORTH
- 10CHAPTER VI WAR-SHIPS AND NAVAL BATTLES
- 11PART I—WOODEN WALLS, FROM SALAMIS TO TRAFALGAR
- 12PART II—THE PRESENT ERA OF STEAM AND STEEL
- 13CHAPTER VII THE MERCHANTS OF THE SEA
- 14CHAPTER VIII ROBBERS OF THE SEAS
- 15CHAPTER IX YACHTING AND PLEASURE-BOATING
- 16CHAPTER X DANGERS OF THE DEEP
- 17CHAPTER XI FISHING AND OTHER MARINE INDUSTRIES
- 18CHAPTER XII THE PLANTS OF THE SEA AND THEIR USES
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