San Antonio College Library

Profusely illustrated text discusses the clipper ships that dominated the world's sailing routes in the last half of the nineteenth century.

This is the story of the ship - a journey of six thousand years on all the waters of the world. The Ship takes us from Queen Hatshepsut's obelisk vessels and the papyrus rafts of the Nile into the Mediterranean of the classic times, into the world of the Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the Romans. Beyond the Pillars of Hercules the horizon stretches to distant lands: The Ship takes us with Columbus' Santa Maria to the Indies, into the great age of seafaring....

"Organized by the four major ages of warships - galley, sail, steam, and modern - George graphically presents the design evolution, construction, and operational uses of specific ship types, including their defenses, weapons, propulsion, and famous sea battles. While his focus is on ships of major naval powers, he also offers interesting examples from lesser navies and includes Leonardo da Vinci's submarine designs, Germany's pocket battleship, Austria's...

Drawings of vessels from ancient times to the present, with text giving general background and brief histories.

Profusely illustrated text discusses the windjammer sailing ships and the lives of the men who sailed them.

The author chronicles the history of whaling in both hemispheres, and discusses regulation and anti-whaling movements.