Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships
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R.M. Ballantyne
"Man on the Ocean"
Chapter One.
Treats of Ships in General.
Treats of Ships in General.
Chapter Two.
The Earliest Days of Water-Travelling.
The Earliest Days of Water-Travelling.
Chapter Three.
Rafts and Canoes.
Rafts and Canoes.
Chapter Four.
Ancient Ships and Navigators.
Ancient Ships and Navigators.
Chapter Five.
The Mariner’s Compass—Portuguese Discoveries.
The Mariner’s Compass—Portuguese Discoveries.
Chapter Six.
Boats, Model-Boat Making, etcetera.
A Model Boat.
Boats, Model-Boat Making, etcetera.
A Model Boat.
Chapter Seven.
Lifeboats and Lightships.
Grace Darling.
Lifeboats.
Lightships.
Lifeboats and Lightships.
Grace Darling.
Lifeboats.
Lightships.
Chapter Eight.
Docks and Shipbuilding.
The Dockyard.
Nature and Use of Docks.
Building a Ship.
Docks and Shipbuilding.
The Dockyard.
Nature and Use of Docks.
Building a Ship.
Chapter Nine.
The Launch, etcetera.
Rigging a Ship.
The Launch, etcetera.
Rigging a Ship.
Chapter Ten.
Coasting Vessels.
Sloops.
The Cutter.
The Schooner.
The Brig.
The Brigantine.
Coasting Vessels.
Sloops.
The Cutter.
The Schooner.
The Brig.
The Brigantine.
Chapter Eleven.
Vessels of Large Size.
The Barque.
The Ship.
Vessels of Large Size.
The Barque.
The Ship.
Chapter Twelve.
Wooden and Iron Walls.
Wooden and Iron Walls.
Chapter Thirteen.
Origins of Steamships—Ocean-Steamers, etcetera.
The First Steamer.
The Comet.
The “Argyle”, afterwards named “The Thames.”
Ocean-Steamers.
The “Savannah” Steamer.
Ocean Mail-Steamers.
The Czar’s Yacht “Livadia.”
Origins of Steamships—Ocean-Steamers, etcetera.
The First Steamer.
The Comet.
The “Argyle”, afterwards named “The Thames.”
Ocean-Steamers.
The “Savannah” Steamer.
Ocean Mail-Steamers.
The Czar’s Yacht “Livadia.”
Chapter Fourteen.
The “Great Eastern.”
The “Great Eastern.”
Chapter Fifteen.
Curious Craft of Many Lands.
Curious Craft of Many Lands.
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