A Mariner's Tale C.D. A few of the book's illustrated entries include-- Phoenician sea traders (1300 B.D. to circa 1190 A.C. to 140 B.), which were first to use the compass, a ship's rudder, and multiple masts wi

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Title	:	A Mariner's Tale
Author	:	Philip Steele
Rating	:	4.71 (755 Votes)
Asin	:	0764195530
Format Type	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	32 Pages
Publish Date	:	2009-03-01
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Beautiful two-page spreads introduce young readers to the history of the world's mariners and their most memorable sea voyages. Here are the ships, the men, the trade routes they established, and their voyages of discovery. A few of the book's illustrated entries include--

Phoenician sea traders (1300 B.C. to 140 B.C.) who plied the Mediterranean and ultimately extended their voyages to Britain in the west, and India in the east

The Vikings of Scandinavia (1st Millennium A.D.), who colonized Greenland and Iceland, explored the North American coastline, and raided and traded along the European coast from France to Constantinople

China's Ming Dynasty treasure trading ships (4th Century B.C. to circa 1190 A.D.), which were first to use the compass, a ship's rudder, and multiple masts with fore and aft rigging

The 15th- and 16th-century European voyages of global exploration by Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake, and others

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