Ships
By: Donna Bailey.
Series: Facts about; Facts about (Austin, Tex.)
Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Library
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Ships -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Navigation -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Ships -- History.; Navigation -- History.
Description: Traces early maritime history from the Egyptians to Captain Cook, discusses how sails were developed to use the wind, describes clipper ships, steamships, ocean liners, working ships, inland waterways, and canals, and examines safety at sea and the future of ships.