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- catalog abstract ""From the 13th century through the 19th century, the waterways of the world provided the major means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who decided to sail the high seas, as well as for those who did not choose to be on board, like slaves en route to the auction block and wives brought to sea by their husbands. What were their living quarters like? What did they eat? How did they pass their long days at sea? These and other questions are answered in animated prose that brings into sharp focus the lives of ordinary people who oftentimes engaged in extraordinary activities."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Age of sail".
- catalog contributor b12353160.
- catalog contributor b12353161.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""From the 13th century through the 19th century, the waterways of the world provided the major means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who decided to sail the high seas, as well as for those who did not choose to be on board, like slaves en route to the auction block and wives brought to sea by their husbands. What were their living quarters like? What did they eat? How did they pass their long days at sea? These and other questions are answered in animated prose that brings into sharp focus the lives of ordinary people who oftentimes engaged in extraordinary activities."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Seaports -- 2. Sea Lanes -- 3. Navigation -- 4. Hull Down on the Horizon -- 5. The Crew -- 6. Shipboard Environment -- 7. Pastimes -- 8. Women and the Sea -- 9. The Great Trading Fleets of Europe -- 10. The Art of War at Sea -- 11. Pirates and Privateers -- 12. The Age of Fighting Sail -- 13. The American Revolution -- 14. The Sea and the States.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-309) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 322 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0313310262 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series, 1080-4749".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,".
- catalog subject "910.4/5 21".
- catalog subject "Navigation History.".
- catalog subject "Sailing ships History.".
- catalog subject "Seafaring life History.".
- catalog subject "VK149 .V65 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Seaports -- 2. Sea Lanes -- 3. Navigation -- 4. Hull Down on the Horizon -- 5. The Crew -- 6. Shipboard Environment -- 7. Pastimes -- 8. Women and the Sea -- 9. The Great Trading Fleets of Europe -- 10. The Art of War at Sea -- 11. Pirates and Privateers -- 12. The Age of Fighting Sail -- 13. The American Revolution -- 14. The Sea and the States.".
- catalog title "Age of sail".
- catalog title "Daily life in the age of sail / Dorothy Denneen Volo and James M. Volo.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".