The Book of the Ocean

by Ernest Ingersoll

Copyright, 1898,
By The Century Co.

THE DE VINNE PRESS.

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CONTENTS

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I	The Ocean and its Origin	[1]
II	Waves, Tides, and Currents	[9]
III	The Building and Rigging of Ships	[27]
IV	Early Voyages and Explorations	[39]
	[Part I]—Previous to the Discovery of America.
	[Part II]—From Columbus to Cook.
V	Secrets Won from the Frozen North	[77]
VI	War-Ships and Naval Battles	[107]
	[Part I]—Wooden Walls, from Salamis to Trafalgar.
	[Part II]—The Present Era of Steam and Steel.
VII	The Merchants of the Sea	[155]
VIII	Robbers of the Seas	[171]
IX	Yachting and Pleasure-Boating	[187]
X	Dangers of the Deep	[201]
XI	Fishing and other Marine Industries	[231]
XII	The Plants of the Sea and their Uses	[249]
XIII	Animal Life in the Sea	[259]
	Index of Illustrations	[275]
	General Index	[277]

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THE BOOK OF THE OCEAN