Book of the Ocean

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Ernest Ingersoll 1898
English
  • The Ocean and its Origin
  • Waves, Tides, and Currents
  • The Building and Rigging of Ships
  • Early Voyages and Explorations - Part I - Previous to the Discovery of America.
  • Early Voyages and Explorations - Part II - From Columbus to Cook.
  • Secrets Won from the Frozen North, part 1
  • Secrets Won from the Frozen North, part 2
  • War-Ships and Naval Battles - Part I - Wooden Walls, from Salamis to Trafalgar, part 1
  • War-Ships and Naval Battles - Part I - Wooden Walls, from Salamis to Trafalgar, part 2
  • War-Ships and Naval Battles - Part II - he Present Era of Steam and Steel.
  • The Merchants of the Sea
  • Robbers of the Seas
  • Yachting and Pleasure-Boating
  • Dangers of the Deep, part 1
  • Dangers of the Deep, part 2
  • Fishing and other Marine Industries
  • The Plants of the Sea and their Uses
  • Animal Life in the Sea
The Book of the Ocean is precisely what its title promises. It contains a rather broad overview of all topics connected to the ocean, such as its geography and the history of the exploration of the oceans. Besides the oceans themselves, the book contains several chapters on the different aspects of seafaring: building ships and seafaring, war ships, merchant ships and voyages, piracy, and yachting. - Summary by Carolin

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