Great Ships on the Great Lakes

Great Ships on the Great Lakes
Author: Cathy Green
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-09-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0870205927

In this highly accessible history of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes, upper elementary readers are taken on a rip-roaring journey through the waterways of the upper Midwest. Great Ships on the Great Lakes explores the history of the region’s rivers, lakes, and inland seas—and the people and ships who navigated them. Read along as the first peoples paddle tributaries in birch bark canoes. Follow as European voyageurs pilot rivers and lakes to get beaver pelts back to the eastern market. Watch as settlers build towns and eventually cities on the shores of the Great Lakes. Listen to the stories of sailors, lighthouse keepers, and shipping agents whose livelihoods depended on the dangerous waters of Lake Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Give an ear to their stories of unexpected tragedy and miraculous rescue, and heed their tales of risk and reward on the low seas. Great Ships also tells the story of sea battles and gunships, of the first vessels to travel beyond the Niagara, and of the treacherous storms and cold weather that caused thousands of ships to sink in the Great Lakes. Watch as underwater archaeologists solve the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks today. And learn how the shift from sail to steam forever changed the history of shipping, as schooners made way for steamships and bulk freighters, and sailing became a recreation, not a hazardous way of life. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin, Great Ships on the Great Lakes includes a timeline of events, on-page vocabulary, and a list of resources and places to visit. Over 20 maps highlight the region’s maritime history. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide includes 18 classroom activities, arranged by chapter, including lessons on exploring shipwrecks and learning how glaciers moved across the landscape.

The Book of Old Ships

The Book of Old Ships
Author: Henry B. Culver
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486156893

DIVSuperb, authoritative history of sailing vessels, with 80 magnificent line illustrations. Galley, bark, caravel, longship, whaler, many more. Detailed, informative text on each vessel by noted naval historian. Introduction. /div

Historic Ships

Historic Ships
Author: Rupert S. Holland
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-04
Genre:
ISBN: 3954271435

Ships have played an important role in the history of many nations, from the ancient until the modern world. This book discribes in detail almost all kinds and types of historic ships from the Vikings until the battleships of the 19th century. The wonderful illustrations of Manning Lee, member of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, complete this rare book.

Historic Ships

Historic Ships
Author: Paul Brown
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2010-03-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445620065

The only guide to Britain's preserved historic ships.

Ships for Victory

Ships for Victory
Author: Frederic Chapin Lane
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 944
Release: 2001-09-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801867521

A chronicle of America's intensive shipbuilding programme during World War II, this explores the development of revolutionary construction methods and the recruitment, training, housing and union activities of the workers.

Britain's Historic Ships

Britain's Historic Ships
Author: Paul Brown
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1844864111

The British Isles have a long, rich and celebrated seafaring history stretching from the earliest times through the victories of Drake and Nelson, the voyages of discovery of Cabot and Cook and the defence of the realm by vessels of all types in the present century. Much of this history is recorded in literature and in museums but reaches its most tangible form in the large number of historical ships that have been preserved and are continually restored as monuments to a proud past. This lavish book explores 20 of the most celebrated and accessible ships and offers a comprehensive history of each vessel's design, construction, active service and subsequent restoration and preservation. Presented in order of each ship's launch date, each entry is written by the acknowledged expert on a particular vessel, gives full specification details and is sumptuously illustrated with contemporary photographs, historical illustrations and a full set of scale plans. In addition to the featured entries, an appendix presents all of the necessary contact details and opening times where applicable. The appendix also lists (and provides details for) other vessels of historical importance including a small number of working replicas such as the Matthew and the recently commissioned eighteenth-century frigate The Grand Turk, featured in the recent Hornblower television series. Principal vessels include: Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Trincomalee, SS Great Britain, Cutty Sark, RRS Discovery, HMS Warrior, HMS Belfast, HMY Britannia, HMS Alliance, HMS Cavalier, Gypsy Moth IV and HMS Plymouth.

American Sailing Ships

American Sailing Ships
Author: Charles Gerard Davis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 257
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486246582

An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.

Wooden Ship

Wooden Ship
Author: Peter H. Spectre
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1995
Genre: Naval architecture
ISBN: 9780304344895

Historic Ship Models

Historic Ship Models
Author: Wolfram zu Mondfeld
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005-04
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781402721861

The United States and Europe. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, and whether you have hours to spend on a project or years, you'll find money- and time-saving ideas on every page. Book jacket.