Project Gutenberg 2022-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 161 Wood, Eric 16014601 The Boy's Book of the Sea $aUnited States :$bFunk & Wagnalls Company,$c1915. Naval warfare, old and new -- The men who discovered the world -- Some early buccaneers -- Morgan: buccaneer and governor -- Under the Jolly Roger -- Blockade running -- Adventures on a desert island -- Adrift with madmen -- Francis Drake's raid on the Spanish Main -- A gallant fisherman -- Fire at sea -- Romance of treasure-trove -- Adventures under sea -- Chasing pirates in the China Sea -- A voyage of danger -- The guardians of the coast -- Great naval disasters -- Incidents in the slave trade -- A race to succour -- A tragedy of the South Pole -- Stories of the lifeboat -- Tales of the smugglers -- Modern corsairs -- The wreckers -- The tragedy of a wonder ship [the "Titanic"] -- Mysteries of the sea. Brian Coe, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Boy's Book of the Sea" by Eric Wood is a collection of adventure stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores a wide range of maritime themes, including naval warfare, discoveries of new lands, and tales of famous buccaneers and pirates. Through a series of engaging narratives, it aims to captivate young readers with the excitement and dangers faced by sailors and explorers throughout history. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to various aspects of naval warfare, contrasting the historical Battle of Trafalgar with modern naval battles. The narrative highlights the evolution of warfare tactics, the advances in ship technology, and the courageous figures at the forefront of these historical events, such as Admiral Nelson. Detailed accounts of battles—including strategies, battleships, and the valor of those involved—set a thrilling tone for the rest of the collection, which promises further stories of explorers, buccaneers, and the fantastic challenges faced on the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/boysbookofsea00wood/mode/2up 20210825042217wood 1915 US Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 612357 2025-06-27T03:32:16.969117 text/html 598340 2024-10-18T19:54:43 text/html 1228105 2025-06-27T03:32:24.677995 application/epub+zip 1225486 2025-06-27T03:32:18.317022 application/epub+zip 359933 2025-06-27T03:32:17.640030 application/epub+zip 1360543 2025-06-27T03:32:29.399983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1310670 2025-06-27T03:32:24.002037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448244 2022-09-30T12:05:15.876378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568290 2025-06-27T03:32:16.077112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 548321 2024-10-18T19:54:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16613 2025-06-27T03:32:29.539983 application/rdf+xml 13297 2025-06-27T03:32:17.797035 image/jpeg 1885 2025-06-27T03:32:17.718030 image/jpeg 1570966 2025-06-27T03:32:17.064060 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog