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On the Waters of the USA
Ships and Boats in American Life
By Sandler, Martin W.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-19513-227-4
- Publisher
- Oxford ; Oxford University Press, c2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2004
Gr 5-8 This fascinating account starts with the tree-trunk dugouts of Native Americans and ends with a discussion of today's supertankers. In between, clippers, coastal schooners, ocean liners, cruise ships, container ships, etc., are explained. Thorough in places, the book does have some omissions. Inland waterways and the boats used on them are discussed fully, from canoes through the rise and fall...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
