Five Centuries of Merchant Sailing Ship History

The great merchant sailing ships were the original apparatus of globalization. They brought the East and West together, carrying goods back and forth to the benefit of both, and turning the world’s oceans into marine highways. Along them would travel all manner of goods in unheard of volumes – gold, silver, gems, spices coffee, tea and all manner of other foodstuffs – as well as ideas, attitudes, religion and disease.From the flimsy ships of the Age of Exploration to the powerful windjammers of the late nineteenth century, The Great Windships offers an epic tale.Buy the book..https://www.thegreatwindships.com.au/buy-the-book