Download or read book Ships Ways of Other Days (Classic Reprint) written by E. Keble Chatterton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ships Ways of Other Days N Sailing Ships and their Story I endeavoured to trace the evolution Of the ship from the very earliest times Of which we possess any historical data at all down to the canvas setting craft Of to-day. In Fore and. Aft I confined myself exclusively to vessels which are rigged fore and-aft wise, and attempted to Show the causes and modifications Of that rig which has served coasters, pilots, fishermen, and yachtsmen for SO many generations; But, now that we have watched so closely the pro gress Of the sailing ship herself, noting the different stages which exist between the first dug-out and the present-day full-rigged ship or the superb racing yacht, we can turn aside to consider chronologically what is perhaps the most fascinating aspect Of all. On the assumption that activity is for the most part more interesting as a study than repose, that human activity is the most Of all deserving in its ability to attract, and that from our modern standpoint Of knowledge and attainment we are able to look with sympathetic eyes on the efforts and even the mistakes Of our forefathers on the sea, we shall be afforded in the following pages a study Of singular charm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.