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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.829
EAN num: 9781557502018
ISBN number: 1557502013
Label: Naval Institute Press
Manufacturer: Naval Institute Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 143
Printing Date: 1996-05
Publishing house: Naval Institute Press
Sale Popularity Level: 1808993
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Reaching back into prehistory and the earliest evidence provided by archeology, this volume - the twelfth and final work in an ambitious series - explores the varied lines of development from the most primitive watercraft to the very first real sea-going ships.
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If anyone is interested in knowing more about origins of ships he/she need not look any further. Naturally our knowledge is limited, but this book gives a good account with descriptions of what is known.
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Superb!
This is a highly detailed account of the evolution of boats & rafts into ships - lots of detail, drawing heavily on archaeological evidence, without any wild assumptions about the supposed shape of the boats.
This is not a coffee table book, with lots of pretty pictures and large print, but a real source of up-to-the-minute detailed info for the scholar as well as the casual reader.
What is especially good, is that each chapter is written by the leading expert in that field, using the latest available data and supported with lots of photos/drawings to illustrate points.
However, this forces each chapter into a different written style and sometimes this comes across as a little 'heavy', but most are very fluidly written.
I am very impressed with the content, layout, presentation and production of this series (I have 6 of the books so far) and I would recommend this in preference to other comparable books.
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Sientificly written book which covers the early tries of mankind on the water to the great travells of the Vikings. You should be familiar with the technicus termini of wooden shipbuilding while reading this fantastic book.
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