monographs irrigation comparative boatbuilding

books:

Boatbuilding Manual
Robert M. Steward

Poseidon Publishing Co, 1969

Flexible hardcover binding.

5 reviews
Robert M. Steward

International Marine Publishing Co, 1980

Classic Text
I'm actually building a boat and will tell you that this book is a good overview on the topic, but when it comes to finding specifics for a particular project it will usually fall short. I have had much better luck with a specific research topic referring to the likes of Fred Bingham, Howard Chappelle, Bud Mcintosh, and Larry Pardey. Having said that, your library is not complete without this ...

Irrigation Civilizations: A Comparative Study (Social Science Monographs)
Julian Haynes Steward, Robert M. Adams, ...

Greenwood Press Reprint, 1981

This is a comparative examination of the early irrigation civilizations and of the development of hydraulic societies in four separate areas of the world: China, Mesopotamia, Peru, and Mesoamerica. It examines the development of irrigation and its effects on each of these societies.