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ROPE: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization
From Magellan's world-circling ships, to the 15th-century fleet of Admiral Zheng He, to Polynesian multihulls with crab claw sails, the author shows how, without rope, none of their adventurous voyages and discoveries would have been possible. 8 pages of photos.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 323
Publisher: St. Martin's
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781250346452
Item #: 9253637
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