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100 1 _aWood, Eric
245 1 4 _aThe Boy's Book of the Sea
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-03-13
505 0 _aNaval warfare, old and new -- The men who discovered the world -- Some early buccaneers -- Morgan: buccaneer and governor -- Under the Jolly Roger -- Blockade running -- Adventures on a desert island -- Adrift with madmen -- Francis Drake's raid on the Spanish Main -- A gallant fisherman -- Fire at sea -- Romance of treasure-trove -- Adventures under sea -- Chasing pirates in the China Sea -- A voyage of danger -- The guardians of the coast -- Great naval disasters -- Incidents in the slave trade -- A race to succour -- A tragedy of the South Pole -- Stories of the lifeboat -- Tales of the smugglers -- Modern corsairs -- The wreckers -- The tragedy of a wonder ship [the "Titanic"] -- Mysteries of the sea.
508 _aBrian Coe, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Boy's Book of the Sea" by Eric Wood is a collection of adventure stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores a wide range of maritime themes, including naval warfare, discoveries of new lands, and tales of famous buccaneers and pirates. Through a series of engaging narratives, it aims to captivate young readers with the excitement and dangers faced by sailors and explorers throughout history. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to various aspects of naval warfare, contrasting the historical Battle of Trafalgar with modern naval battles. The narrative highlights the evolution of warfare tactics, the advances in ship technology, and the courageous figures at the forefront of these historical events, such as Admiral Nelson. Detailed accounts of battles—including strategies, battleships, and the valor of those involved—set a thrilling tone for the rest of the collection, which promises further stories of explorers, buccaneers, and the fantastic challenges faced on the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1915
653 _aSea stories
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/boysbookofsea00wood/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67614
999 _c108436
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