Ocean's Story; or, Triumphs of Thirty Centuries / Maritime Adventures, Achievements, Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions; and of the Rise and Progress of Ship-Building and Ocean Navigation, from the Ark to the Iron Steamships

by Frank B. Goodrich

MARITIME ADVENTURES,

Achievements, Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions:

AND OF THE

RISE AND PROGRESS OF SHIP-BUILDING AND OCEAN NAVIGATION

FROM

THE ARK TO THE IRON STEAMSHIPS,

BY

FRANK B. GOODRICH, Esq.

AUTHOR OF "LETTERS OF DICK TINTO," "THE COURT OF NAPOLEON," &C.

WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ADVENTURES BENEATH THE SEA; DIVING, DREDGING, DEEP SEA SOUNDING, LATEST SUBMARINE EXPLORATIONS, &c., &c., PREPARED WITH GREAT CARE