Describes the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world. In order to explain even the most complex evolution clearly, over 350 line drawings were specially commissioned. Every aspect of handling a man-of-war is detailed and illustrated from original sources.

Seamanship in the Age of Sail : An Account of the Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-Of-War, 1600-1860, Based on Contemporary Sources

Engineering & Transportation

John Harland

Transportation

Brasseys Publications

The Flower Class Corvette Agassiz (Anatomy of the Ship)

History

John McKay

Europe

Conway Maritime Press, [1993]

The processes that turn individual humans into monstrous groups of organisms is the significant aspect of history on which this book focuses. "Civil" and "religious" groups, growing into powers by destruction of individual souls and control of individual will, receive the same examination - with no glorified generalities glossing over the horror that sharp focus reveals. Concerned primarily with the word conditioning that now dominates America and Europe, this work highlights the need to first remove the obstructions from our own eyes - before trying to correct the faults of others. The histories and current practices in our own conditioning are examined from a new perspective. No issues are dodged. A surprising view of Christianity is controversial and cogent. This is a book for those who want to be individuals. There is none of the usual summing up that "we, as a group" should take some vague corrective action. Instead, a clear possibility for individuals to take effective action is spelled out in precise detail. Every intelligent person is already highly concerned with the problem presented - and there is no intelligent person who will not have his mind stretched, and be stimulated to a sharper perception, by this book's unusual perspective.

Word controlled humans: A brief history

Reference

Sovereign Press

<p>Numerous successful reprints of contemporary works on rigging and seamanship indicate the breadth of interest in the lost art of handling square-rigged ships. Modelmakers, marine painters and enthusiasts need to know not only how the ships were rigged but how much sail was set in each condition of wind and sea, how the various manoeuvres were carried out, and the intricacies of operations like reefing sails or 'catting' an anchor. Contemporary treatises such as Brady's Kedge Anchor in the USA or Darcy Lever's Sheet Anchor in Britain tell only half the story, for they were training manuals intended to be used at sea in conjunction with practical experiences and often only cover officially-condoned practices. This book, on the other hand, is a modern, objective appraisal of the evidence, concerned with the actualities as much as the theory. The author has studied virtually every manual published about seamanship over a period of nearly four centuries. This gives the book a completely international balance and allows him to describe for the first time the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world.</p>

Seamanship in the Age of Sail: An Account of Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-O-War, 1600-1860

Military

Adlard Coles Nautical

<p>BRAND NEW 2015 edition. The BEST BOOK EVER -- required reading for tall ship sailors, model makers, students of seafaring history, armchair sailors, maritime enthusiasts, and more!</p>

Conway

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