The History Of American Sailing Ships

by Howard Irving Chapelle

As Hilary's home life deteriorates, her adventures with the book characters she reads about increases to the point where she knows she must learn to control her talents and involve herself more in the real world

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Maritime, Nautical

422 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 1988

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful if my book club ever reads Moby Dick, but still a lovely read for sailing nerds.

[Mr. Reader Eric Mesa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, this book was tough reading- Mr. Chapelle frequently uses nautical terms that can quickly get the casual reader in the weeds (such as sharp or bluff lines), but the book is a wonderful and detailed look into American nautical history. The line drawings are plentiful and detailed; I think Chapelle should be on every sailing enthusiast's bookshelf.

[James Violand · Rating 3 out of 5]

A review of the evolution of American Sailing Ships. This requires an understanding of the various types of ships otherwise you will be lost because Chappelle assumes the reader has a nautical vocabulary.

[Royce]

Honestly, this one focuses a bit too much on minutiae, and has a tendency to sweep over large subjects simply by saying, "this is treated on in great detail in book X, so I won't go into it here."

While a very good reference, Chapelle's main interest lies with hull form and the biographies of naval architects. It's packed with info on certain ships if you need it, but it's boring to read straight through.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

very, very good - at least i thought it was

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A history of sailing ships, both merchant and naval, is given along with examples of the different types. Drawings are included.