Beschrijving
This book is a pictortal celebration of tall ships, a photographic history of the square-rigger of the late nineteenth century to the present day. Built in response to the chaltenge from the steam engine, tall ships were primarily working ships, and the poster-size photographs illustrated here reflect that fact, as well as displaying their remarkable beauty, grace and power. There are a number of amazing pictures of wrecks and of the drama of life aboard ship during heavy weather. The many colour photographs of existing sailtrainers, especially those of Krusenstern and the Gorch Foch II, reveal the true romance of sail.
