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Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ballantyne, R. M.
Publisher : Delmarva Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by Ballantyne, R. M. and published by Delmarva Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 1863 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is, perhaps, no contrivance in the wide world more wonderful than a ship--a full-rigged, well-manned, gigantic ship! Those who regard familiar objects in art and nature as mere matters of course, and do not trouble themselves to wander out of the beaten track of everyday thought, may not at first feel the force or admit the truth of this statement. Let such folk endeavour to shake themselves vigorously out of this beaten track of everyday thought. Let them knit their brows and clench their teeth, and gaze steadfastly into the fire, or up at the sky, and try to realise what is involved in the idea of--a ship. R. M. Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer. Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated. (Illustrated)
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Man on the ocean. (Revised). written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783965371965
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (719 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time there were no ships. Men did not know the meaning of the word; they did notwant them; and, for many, many centuries the sea-gulls had the ocean all to themselves. But boats areof very ancient date. Doubtless the first boats must have been constructed by the first men who dwelton the earth. They consisted, probably-for we are now in the land of conjecture-of stumps offallen trees, or bundles of rushes, seated astride of which the immediate descendants of our firstparents ferried themselves over small lakes and across rivers.Wet feet are not agreeable under any circumstances. We can conceive that prolonged voyagesperformed in this fashion-say several hundred yards or a mile-rendered those primitive marinersso uncomfortable, that they resolved to improve their condition; and, after much earnest thought, hit upon the plan of fastening several logs together by means of twigs, and thus they formed rafts.As time progressed, and men began to display wisdom in making tools of stone and in the mouldingof metal, we can imagine that they soon bethought themselves of flattening the surface of theirrafts; and then, finding them unwieldy and difficult to manage, no doubt, they hit upon the idea ofhollowing out the logs. Adzes were probably not invented at that time, so they betook themselves tothe element of fire-which is at the present day used by savage nations for the same purpose-andburned out the insides of their logs. Thus canoes sprang into being.But such canoes were clumsy and heavy, besides being liable to split; men therefore bethoughtthemselves of constructing a light framework of wood, which they covered with bark or skin. Thenartificers in iron invented saws; logs were ripped up; planks were formed; pitch oozed ready to handfrom the trees; with grass, perchance, they caulked the seams;-and soon the first boat floated on thewater-clumsy and tub-like, no doubt, but serviceable withal-and youths of a hundred years old, and full-grown men of two or three hundred, capered and shouted on the shore with delight at thegreat invention; while venerable patriarchs, of seven or eight hundred summers, gazed in wonder, with almost prophetic solemnity, and exclaimed that they had never before seen the like of that in allthe course of their long, long liv
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time there were no ships. Men did not know the meaning of the word; they did not want them; and, for many, many centuries the sea-gulls had the ocean all to themselves. But boats are of very ancient date. Doubtless the first boats must have been constructed by the first men who dwelt on the earth. They consisted, probably-for we are now in the land of conjecture-of stumps of fallen trees, or bundles of rushes, seated astride of which the immediate descendants of our first parents ferried themselves over small lakes and across rivers.Wet feet are not agreeable under any circumstances. We can conceive that prolonged voyages performed in this fashion-say several hundred yards or a mile-rendered those primitive mariners so uncomfortable, that they resolved to improve their condition; and, after much earnest thought, hit upon the plan of fastening several logs together by means of twigs, and thus they formed rafts.As time progressed, and men began to display wisdom in making tools of stone and in the moulding of metal, we can imagine that they soon bethought themselves of flattening the surface of their rafts; and then, finding them unwieldy and difficult to manage, no doubt, they hit upon the idea of hollowing out the logs. Adzes were probably not invented at that time, so they betook themselves to the element of fire-which is at the present day used by savage nations for the same purpose-and burned out the insides of their logs. Thus canoes sprang into being.
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (371 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who regard familiar objects in art and nature as mere matters of course, and do not trouble themselves to wander out of the beaten track of everyday thought, may not at first feel the force or admit the truth of this statement. Let such folk endeavour to shake themselves vigorously out of this beaten track of everyday thought. Let them knit their brows and clench their teeth, and gaze steadfastly into the fire, or up at the sky, and try to realise what is involved in the idea of-a ship.
Author : R. M. R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781491006795
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by R. M. R. M. Ballantyne and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is, perhaps, no contrivance in the wide world more wonderful than a ship-a full-rigged, well-manned, gigantic ship! Those who regard familiar objects in art and nature as mere matters of course, and do not trouble themselves to wander out of the beaten track of everyday thought, may not at first feel the force or admit the truth of this statement. Let such folk endeavour to shake themselves vigorously out of this beaten track of everyday thought. Let them knit their brows and clench their teeth, and gaze steadfastly into the fire, or up at the sky, and try to realise what is involved in the idea of-a ship. What would the men of old have said, if you had told them that you intended to take yonder large wooden house, launch it upon the sea, and proceed in it out of sight of land for a few days? "Poor fellow," they would have replied, "you are mad!" Ah! many a wise philosopher has been deemed mad, not only by men of old, but by men of modern days. This "mad" idea has long since been fulfilled; for what is a ship but a wooden house made to float upon the sea, and sail with its inmates hither and thither, at the will of the guiding spirit, over a trackless unstable ocean for months together? It is a self-sustaining movable hotel upon the sea. It is an oasis in the desert of waters, so skilfully contrived as to be capable of advancing against wind and tide, and of outliving the wildest storms-the bitterest fury of winds and waves. It is the residence of a community, whose country for the time being is the ocean; or, as in the case of the Great Eastern steamship, it is a town with some thousands of inhabitants launched upon the deep.
Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726986558
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (269 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1863, ‘Man on the Ocean’ is an informative book for children by R.M. Ballantyne all about ships and other vessels used for water travel and transportation. Ballantyne gives details about the history of the early days of water travel, and this informative read also includes chapters on rafts and canoes, ancient ships and navigators, lifeboats and lightvessels, as well as much more. Full of fascinating facts, this is a charming read for all of those with an interest in water transport and its evolution. R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish artist and prolific author of mostly children’s fiction. Born in Edinburgh, Ballantyne was the ninth of ten children. At the age of 16 Ballantyne moved to Canada, where he worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, travelling all over the country to trade for fur. He returned to Scotland in 1847 following the death of his father, and it was then that he began his literary career in earnest, writing over 100 children’s adventure books over the course of his life. Stories such as ‘The Coral Island’ and ‘The Young Fur Traders’ were hugely popular, and many of them drew on his own experiences of travelling throughout Canada. A stickler for detail, Ballantyne continued to travel widely to research the backgrounds and settings for his exciting stories. His tales became an inspiration for authors of the future, including ‘Treasure Island’ novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. Ballantyne spent the latter period of his life living in London and Italy for the sake of his health. He died in Rome in 1894 at the age of 68.
Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships" by R. M. Ballantyne. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5041636575
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (416 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by Litres. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R.m. Ballantyne
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781546468684
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (686 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by R.m. Ballantyne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man on the OceanBy R.M. Ballantyne
Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781507709689
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Man on the Ocean written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]before Christ—the renowned city of Sidon being their great sea-port, whence their ships put forth to trade with Cyprus and Rhodes, Greece, Sardinia, Sicily, Gaul, and Spain. Little is known of the state of trade in those days, or of the form or size of ancient vessels. Homer tells us, in his account of the Trojan War, that the Phoenicians supplied the combatants with many articles of luxury; and from Scripture we learn that the same enterprising navigators brought gold to Solomon from Ophir in the year 1000 B.C. A short time previous to this the Phoenicians ventured to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar, and for the first time beheld the great Atlantic Ocean. Proceeding along the coast of Spain, they founded Cadiz; and, not[...]".
Author : R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781372740336
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (43 download)
Download or read book MAN ON THE OCEAN A BK FOR BOYS written by R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Villiers
Publisher : Washington : National Geographic Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Men, Ships, and the Sea written by Alan Villiers and published by Washington : National Geographic Society. This book was released on 1962 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-illustrated book tracing the development of ships, and historic battles fought at sea.
Author : William G. Van Dorn
Publisher : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780870334344
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Oceanography and Seamanship written by William G. Van Dorn and published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final sections of the book deal with strategies for heavy weather seamanship and emergency procedures.
