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Man on the Ocean

by R. M. Ballantyne

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  1. 1Chapter One — Treats of Ships in General
  2. 2Chapter Two — The Earliest Days of Water-Travelling
  3. 3Chapter Three — Rafts and Canoes
  4. 4Chapter Four — Ancient Ships and Navigators
  5. 5Chapter Five — The Mariner’s Compass — Portuguese Discoveries
  6. 6Chapter Six — Boats, Model-Boat Making, Etcetera
  7. 7Chapter Seven — Lifeboats and Lightships
  8. 8Chapter Eight — Docks and Shipbuilding
  9. 9Chapter Nine — The Launch, Etcetera
  10. 10Chapter Ten — Coasting Vessels
  11. 11Chapter Eleven — Vessels of Large Size
  12. 12Chapter Twelve — Wooden and Iron Walls
  13. 13Chapter Thirteen — Origins of Steamships — Ocean-Steamers, Etcetera
  14. 14Chapter Fourteen — The “Great Eastern”
  15. 15Chapter Fifteen — Curious Craft of Many Lands

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