'Ships & Ways of Other Days' is a fascinating journey through the history of seafaring, from the earliest recorded times to the present day. E. Keble Chatterton traces the evolution of the ship and its rigging, and explores the challenges and triumphs of building, launching, and equipping vessels in different eras. He takes us on board with sailors as they set sail on long voyages to wage war, discover new lands, and open up trade routes. We witness how they navigated the high seas without the technology we take for granted today and fought against other ships and pirates. This book is an extraordinary study of seamanship, navigation, and naval strategy that will transport readers back in time.

Excerpt from Ships Ways of Other Days Ships & Ways of Other Days was written by E. Keble Chatterton in 1913. This is a 434 page book, containing 94968 words and 141 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

I can promise the reader that if he loves ships, if he has a sympathetic interest in that curious composite creature the seaman--who throughout history has been compelled to endure the greatest hardships and deprivations for the benefit of those whose happy fortune it is to live on shore--he will find in the ensuing pages much that will both surprise him and entertain him. I have drawn on every possible source of information in order to present a full and accurate picture, and wherever possible have given the actual account of an eye-witness. How much would we not give to-day to be allowed to go on board the crack ship of the second century, for instance, and see her as she appeared to an onlooker? Well, Lucian has happily left us in dialogue form exactly the information that we want about the "monster vessel of extraordinary dimensions" which had just put in at the Piræus.

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