Old Ironsides Americans Build

Weitzman, David

ISBN 10: 0395746787 / ISBN 13: 9780395746783

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00103293166

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Made from the wood of more than 1,000 trees, she weighs 1,576 tons and carries 44 guns. She's the largest, fastest fighting ship of her class - the Constitution. The beginnings of a fledgling country's navy took shape in the graceful lines of this frigate, whose strength under fire earned her the nickname "Old Ironsides." Follow young John Aylwin as he watches and helps in the construction of one of the most remarkable sailing ships ever built, from the selection of oaks for the masts to the casting of her three-ton cannon to the sewing of more than two acres of sail. The story of the birth of the Constitution is accompanied by drawings that are stunning in their elegance and detail, a fitting tribute to a majestic vessel.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

David Weitzman is the author and illustrator of OLD IRONSIDES, POURING IRON, SUPERPOWER, and his latest, THE PHARAOH'S BOAT. He lives in the mountains of northern California.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Old Ironsides Americans Build
Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good