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PAGEIThe Ocean and its Origin1IIWaves, Tides, and Currents9IIIThe Building and Rigging of Ships27IVEarly Voyages and Explorations39Part I—Previous to the Discovery of America.Part II—From Columbus to Cook.VSecrets Won from the Frozen North77VIWar-Ships and Naval Battles107Part I—Wooden Walls, from Salamis to Trafalgar.Part II—The Present Era of Steam and Steel.VIIThe Merchants of the Sea155VIIIRobbers of the Seas171IXYachting and Pleasure-Boating187XDangers of the Deep201XIFishing and other Marine Industries231XIIThe Plants of the Sea and their Uses249XIIIAnimal Life in the Sea259Index of Illustrations275General Index277
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THE BOOK OF THE OCEAN
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