The History of the Ship

by Richard Woodman

Book Overview

A commanding view from the bridge, with more than 250 color and black-and-white illustrations, covering the complete history of seafaring. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558216812
• ISBN13: 9781558216815
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 4.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.4" x 12.0"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive and informative!

In this large and attractive book, the author traces the history of the ship from the earliest dugouts to the war- and cargo-ships of the 1990s. Along the way, the reader is treated to a wealth of wonderful color pictures, and a wonderfully informative narrative.One would think that a work of such breadth would be short on details. And yet, somehow the author succeeds in giving the reader a relatively full understanding of the ship or technology that is being discussed. So, if you are interested in the ships of a certain era, or in ships in general, then I highly recommend that you get this book. It's really great!