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The Kedge Anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant

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Upon its mid-19th-century publication, this book became the Bible of U.S. sailors. Its no-nonsense prose gives specific instructions for knotting and rigging, blacking the guns, and stationing the crew to dealing with the direst emergencies. Enhanced with 70 rare engravings, a glossary of sea terms, and 100 pages of useful tables.

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Dating from the middle nineteenth-century, this sailor's guide describes every aspect of sailing the period's great ships. Instructions are offered for knotting, rigging, blacking the guns, stationing the crew, unbending topsails, preparing for a hurricane, putting out fires, surviving a battle, retrieving a "man overboard," and abandoning ship. Seventy engravings, a glossary of sea terms, and 100 pages of tables are included.
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Upon its mid-19th-century publication, this book became the Bible of U.S. sailors. Its no-nonsense prose gives specific instructions for knotting and rigging, blacking the guns, and stationing the crew to dealing with the direst emergencies. Enhanced with 70 rare engravings, a glossary of sea terms, and 100 pages of useful tables.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780486419923
Author:
Brady, William
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Location:
Mineola, NY
Subject:
Ships & Shipbuilding - General
Subject:
Ships & Shipbuilding - History
Subject:
Seamanship
Subject:
Nautical-Ships and Ship History
Edition Number:
Dover ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Dover Maritime
Series Volume:
324
Publication Date:
20020331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.38 in 1.05 pd
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Upon its mid-19th-century publication, this book became the Bible of U.S. sailors. Its no-nonsense prose gives specific instructions for knotting and rigging, blacking the guns, and stationing the crew to dealing with the direst emergencies. Enhanced with 70 rare engravings, a glossary of sea terms, and 100 pages of useful tables.
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