The "Modern Seamanship" by Lieut. Commander Austin M. Knight, U. S. Navy, and published by D. Van Nostrand Co., New York, will be welcomed most warmly by the naval service and merchant marine—the need of a book on modern seamanship having been felt seriously for some years.
This book covers a wide field, is very complete,—and the science of seamanship for both steamers and sailing vessels is thoroughly outlined and clearly illustrated.
The title, “Modern Seamanship," is happily selected, for although the book contains all the information required for rigging and handling sailing vessels, yet its main features are devoted to steam vessels, and it contains all the information required by the modern seaman.
This book represents many months of incessant labor and research, as well as many years of practical experience, and the author deserves genuine congratulations upon this splendid treatise as the result of his work. The book is ably written and illustrated, and will soon take standing as the American authority on modern seamanship.
E. W. E.