The Way of a Ship

by Alan Villiers

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068413974X
• ISBN13: 9780684139746
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Days Gone By

I am a tall ship buff. I was doing some research for a role playing game when I came upon this book in a UC Library. Afere an untold amount of photo copies, I decided to try to find a copy for myself. This book gives the most comlete and accurate account of trall ship life, ecconomics, and detail, I felt I was a crew member. A rare insite on day gone by.

THE primer for understanding square rigged sailing ships

Most comprehensive book on square rigged sailing, covers the ships, the men,the economics and the captains of the late sailing age (clippers to steel sailing ships). Provides both broad scope and detail on aspects of rigging and shiphandling. Required reading when this reviewer was Bosun on the brig "Unicorn"