Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.82003
EAN num: 9780395715567
ISBN number: 0395715563
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 680
Printing Date: November 17, 1997
Publishing house: Houghton Mifflin
Sale Popularity Level: 431584
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Product Description:
Ships have always played an important role in shaping human destiny, and this comprehensive and very readable encyclopedia covers more than one thousand of the world's best-known and most significant vessels of every size and type. Each ship is described in a vivid short essay that captures its personality as well as its physical characteristics, construction, and history, from the drawing board to the scrap yard or museum. Even fictional ships and boats, such as the African Queen, are included. Two hundred illustrations show the grandeur and grace of oceangoing vessels, maps help the reader follow the tracks of the great seafarers and naval campaigns, and time lines offer a chronological perspective on archaeological sites, naval warfare, technology, exploration, and disasters at sea. Ships of the World is not only an invaluable reference but fascinating reading for anyone who has the slightest interest in history or who simply likes messing about in boats, whether on the water or from a comfortable chair at home.
Amazon.com Review:
You don't have to be a maritime history buff--or even a sailor--to find Lincoln Paine's Ships of the World fascinating. Certainly no scholar or student of the history of ships will want to be without it: it consists of more than 1,000 alphabetical entries describing individual ships' histories and fates. Yet because of the author's flair for language and the skill with which he has made his selections, the book is a browser's delight--almost a short-story collection. Look up an entry on any celebrated vessel--the Titanic, the Monitor, the Lusitania--and you'll find an admirably concise history of the boat and the events that made it famous. But browsing turns up countless unexpected pleasures, from the story of the Politician (a freighter that ran aground in the Outer Hebrides, where its cargo of Scotch was efficiently plundered by locals) to that of Jacques Cousteau's Calypso. The hundreds of well-chosen black-and-white illustrations help bring the tales alive.
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I've had this book on my shelf for some years and refer to it frequently.
It describes actual ships and boats and mentions literary vessels including 'The African Queen', 'Red October' and (my personal favourite) 'The Ship of Fools'.
Most importantly, from an historical perspective, it provides a series of chronologies and an extensive bibliography. I am also grateful for the maps and the glossary.
Recommended to those who need a single volume reference for specific ships and a starting point for more general matters maritime.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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Please buy this book. Lincoln is my brother-in-law and he's an all around good guy. If you want to know anything about ships, ask Lincoln.
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Ever asked the question, "What was that ship? When did it sail? Why do we know of it? If you buy this book, your questions will be answered. From the Aaron Manby to the Zuytdorp, this book has them all. Even a list of "literary ships" such as the Africa Queen and the Caine.
"Ships of the World" describes each ship in detail including it's dimensions, builder, hull, origin, and ultimate disposition.
A "must" for any naval historian.
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This book that goes from Titanic to Noah's Ark is a wonderful reference book for all reader's. It is well written and has fabulous pictures. Two thumbs up for Lincoln Paine!
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Please pull my review dated Feb 7, 1999, from SHoffman@jg.net. There were numerous errors in the review. Thank you. Sam Hoffman.
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