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| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Humble; Mark Bergin |
| ISBN: | 087226372X 9780872263727 |
| OCLC Number: | 31434144 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Before the galleon -- Around the world, 1488-1580 -- Mary Rose, 1545 -- Life on board -- A new galleon takes shape -- The timber-yard -- A day in the life of a shipyard worker -- Rising from the keel -- An army of craftsmen -- Guns, sails, and ropes -- Launching a new galleon -- Preparing for sea -- Inside the bow -- Inside the stern -- How the rigging worked -- Officers and crew -- The navigator -- The galleon in battle -- Trade and plunder -- After the galleon -- Galleon facts. |
| Series Title: | Inside story (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| Other Titles: | Sixteenth century galleon |
| Responsibility: | Richard Humble, Mark Bergin. |
Abstract:
Describes the construction, manning, and use of, as well as life aboard a sixteenth-century sailing ship, known as a galleon.
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