# Ships of the seven seas Author: Daniel, Hawthorne, 1890-1981; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Rigney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1882-1962 [Illustrator] Genre: Category: History - Other Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72859 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ships+of+the+seven+seas+Daniel&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Imagine the world without ships. Mighty empires that now exist and have existed in the past would never have developed. Every continent—every island—would be a world alone. Europe, Asia, and Africa could have known each other, it is true, in time. North and South America might ultimately have become acquainted by means of the narrow isthmus that joins them. But without ships, Australia and all the islands of all the seas would still remain unknown to others, each supporting peoples whose limited opportunities for development would have prevented advanced civilization. Without ships the world at large would still be a backward, savage place, brightened here and there with tiny civilization... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ships-of-the-seven-seas-72859/chapters/13/index.md)