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Sea life and ships from dugout to steel hulls told by Parry
J H Parry surveys how seafaring shaped sailor life from primitive craft to modern steamers. He explains hull evolution from dugouts to planked ships, the rise of sails and compasses, crew changes, scurvy prevention, and the lingering social code of the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Parry
Gardiner
Harvard University
University Extension
University of California
San Diego
National Endowment For the Humanities
Regents of
The
United Press International
China Seas
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
China
Captain Cook
Preussen
Hamburg