Ocean's Story; or, Triumphs of Thirty Centuries Maritime Adventures, Achievements, Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions; and of the Rise and Progress of Ship-Building and Ocean Navigation, from the Ark to the Iron Steamships

CHAPTER II.--The Origin of Navigation--The Nautilus--The Split Reed

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and Beetle--The Beaver floating upon a Log--The Hollow Tree--The First Canoe--The Floating Nutshell--The Oar--The Rudder--The Sail--The Tradition of the First Sail-Boat 31