Kentley E. Eyewitness Guides. Boat

Dorling Kindersley, 1992. — 64 p.These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series]
Each title in the "Eyewitness" series is an informative, visual *** of a wide range of subjects and interests. This particular book looks at the world of boats, rafts and ships of both the past and the present, from hollowed-out logs to luxury liners. The book includes a history of the development of boats, from Irish skin-covered coracles and North American birch-bark canoes to river boats, decorated barges and the seagoing galleons and frigates to the golden age of sailTaking to the water
Rafts
Skin boats
Bark canoes
Dugouts and outriggers
Plank boats
Putting planks together
Oarsome power
Glowing in the wind
Sail style
The Age of Sail
Thar'she blows!
splash of color
To sheltered waters
Steam and paddlewheels
Turn of the м reiv
Last days of the merchint sail
In the dock
On the bridge
Luxurious liners
S.O.S. (Save Our Souls!)
Yachts tor cruising
Learning the ropes