Of all the ships human beings have constructed to navigate the waters of the world mdash; from a hollowed-out log sharpened at both ends to modern ocean liners weighing thousands of tons mdash; those powered by the wind are among the most interesting and beautiful.In this classic review; noted maritime artist Gordon Grant has created 80 magnificent line illustrations of some of historys most important sailing ships; beginning with a graceful Egyptian galley (c. 1600 B.C.) and ending with a splendid five-masted clipper ship of 1921. Also depicted are a Roman trireme; a Viking longship; a sixteenth-century caravel; an East Indiaman of 1750; an early nineteenth-century brigantine; a New Bedford whaling bark; and dozens of lesser-known vessels; among them the galleass; carrack; buss; and flute.Henry B. Culver; well-known authority on naval history; has provided a detailed; meticulously researched text for each vessel; describing the materials and details of construction; how the ships design matched its function; the period in which the vessel flourished; romance and lore surrounding the craft; and more. Naval historians and model shipbuilders will value this work as an excellent sourcebook and reference with much information on the evolution of sailing vessels; the origins of shipping; customs of the sea and other pertinent matters; sailing enthusiasts will find it a wonderful browsing book; offering an informative; handsomely illustrated look back at 3;000 years of sailing history.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Greatness in a NutshellBy Mary Jane SchaeferAn amazing play. I hope to see it performed some day.Its economy; eloquence; and clarity are remarkable.Somehow; though; I dont think the title does it justice.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great idea for a playBy Regina BuccolaNot as well executed as I would have liked. Perhaps the constraints of the original staging did not allow for this; but I would have liked to actually see the political unrest outside of the theater that paralleled the dis-ease with the first black actor playing Othello inside of the theater. I had hoped to be able to teach this play in tandem with Othello in a course on Shakespeare and Adaptations (in which; for example; I would also pair The Merchant of Venice and Grace Tiffanys novel; The Turquoise Ring). I still might do that; and have the students research the political unrest referenced in the play in order to write their own "footnotes" regarding the socio-political context.