. The seashore book : Bob and Betty's summer with Captain Hawes . easily over the shining water. The shore, the docks, and the vessels at thewharves were all so interesting from this view. He told them all about the different craft they passed, the fishermen, the coalbarges, the tramp steamers, how they sailed and where they went to, and now,finding them such good listeners, for the Captain liked to tell about ships and thesea, he launched forth into a general history of things connected with sea life, fromthe first men, long, long ago, who began poling about on rafts, to the coracle, andthe d
. The seashore book : Bob and Betty's summer with Captain Hawes . easily over the shining water. The shore, the docks, and the vessels at thewharves were all so interesting from this view. He told them all about the different craft they passed, the fishermen, the coalbarges, the tramp steamers, how they sailed and where they went to, and now,finding them such good listeners, for the Captain liked to tell about ships and thesea, he launched forth into a general history of things connected with sea life, fromthe first men, long, long ago, who began poling about on rafts, to the coracle, andthe dugout. The dugouts were canoes hollowed out of tree trunks. Down in the South Seas the savages still make them; I ve seen them many atime, he explained; and of course youve heard of our Indians birchbarkcanoes. By and by the use of sails had developed, and boats and ships grew bigger, andnow the day of the steamboat had come. Now, I want you to know all about boats and ships, he added; Ill takeyou to the yards to-morrow, if its fine, and show you how they make
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