10 ships that rocked the world
Richardson, Gillian2015
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Ships have sailed through human history for thousands of years. Sometimes, their dramatic voyages have even changed the course of the world. For centuries, ships have brought cultures together in peace or conflict, played a role in wars and revolutions, and transformed societies. Climb on deck for 10 ocean adventures, starting with the groundbreaking exploits of Zheng He's 15th-century treasure ships and navigating unknown waters with Vasco da Gama's Sao Gabriel. Sail on the Lady Penrhyn with the first convicts exiled to Australia, and on USS Susquehanna's pivotal mission to Japan. Witness the tense confrontations of the Holocaust survivor ship Exodus 1947 in Israel and the Komagata Maru in Canada, and the standoff when Somali pirates seized the oil tanker Sirius Star.
Main title:
10 ships that rocked the world / Gillian Richardson ; art by Kim Rosen.
Author:
Richardson, Gillian, authorRosen, Kim, 1978-, illustrator
Imprint:
Toronto ; New York ; Vancouver : Annick Press, [2015]©2015.
Collation:
173 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Primary school age.
Contents:
Treasure ships -- Sao Gabriel -- Lady Penrhyn -- USS Susquehanna -- H.L. Hunley -- Komagata Maru -- Exodus 1947 -- Granma -- Rainbow Warrior -- Sirius Star.
ISBN:
9781554517817 (pbk.)9781554517824 (bound)9781554517841 (html)9781554517848 (pdf)
Dewey class:
623.82
Language:
English
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BRN:
485614