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Examines what life was like for people who sailed the high seas during the age of sail, from 1480 to 1880, discussing the men who chose to live and work at sea, as well as individuals who were on board for other reasons, including slaves, sailor's wives, and criminals.

A history of water travel discussing the first log boats, early ships, and present-day vessels.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

Based upon the author's famous maritime expeditions and upon his explorations in South and Central America and Mexico, this book demonstrates how reed-boat travelers crossed the Atlantic in early historic times and brought a high civilization to the Americas, and how the newly civilized people of the Americas in turn brought culture to Easter Island and the Central Pacific by balsa raft.

A collection of archival photographs that explores the history of Mississippi steamboats and their social and economic role in river life from 1870 to the end of World War I.