Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-Of-War by Richard Platt, Stephen Biesty

Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-Of-War

Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections

Richard Platt, Stephen Biesty

32 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction childrens history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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Why did sailors dread being given a "checked shirt?," carve uniform buttons out of cheese, roll cannonballs around the deck? How many women were on board a man-of-war, lashes did a sailor receive for stealing, sailors died of disease and why? Who ...

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