The Pop-Up Book of Ships

Pop-Up Book of Ships is a dramatic pop-up journey into the worlds maritime past presenting various maritime cultural innovations. From the early explorers such as the Santa Maria to the famous Mayflower; from marauding pirate ships to frigates like the Bonhomme Richard and the U.S.S. Constitution; from a quaint Mississippi riverboat to the luxurious S.S. Normandie ocean liner and a superbly crafted Americas Cup yacht; from impressive aircraft carriers such as the Intrepid or Enterprise to the most advanced nuclear submarine. Readers will learn about the H.M.S. Victory labeled a "first-rate ship " a designation that was used as early as the eighteenth century by the British Royal Navy for its largest ships mounting 100 guns or more; or that unlike a traditional square-rigged ship the sails of a Chinese junk can be moved toward the long axis of the ship allowing a junk to sail into the wind to name only two. Pop-Up Book of Ships presents a dynamic history of some of the worlds greatest maritime adventures. Colorful informative and fun Pop-Up Book of Ships adeptly showcases maritime adventure and lure of the sea and is a fascinating book for sailors and seamen of all ages.