A Short History of the Sailing Ship and illustrations of works by

and illustrations of works by such well-known sculptors as Brancusi

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Reprint of The Concise Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives

His first major work was The Development of Capitalism in Russia

A Short History of the Sailing Ship and illustrations of works byThis outstanding, amply illustrated book traces the evolution of the sailing ship from ancient times to the end of the 19th century. Extremely well written in clear, non technical language, the work provides detailed coverage of the ships of ancient Egypt and Crete (4000 1000 B. C.); Phoenician, Greek, and Roman ships; ships of the Middle Ages; as well as double ended and one masted ships. Following the main streams of development of both northern and