Trail Astern

In the history of civilization has played a huge role conquest of water expanses - first the rivers and then oceans and seas. Next aft ... When he first appeared on the water? When it floated on the surface of the river boat, guided by the hand of man? Who invented the mast and sail, and, directing the power of the wind, raced on a light sudnyshke? Action novels that make up the book, talk about the stages in the history of navigation, since the appearance of the first dolblnoy boats, deck construction and finishing ship sailing ships that could tack against the wind and on which the Normans were able to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.