[Illustration] The saltiest thanks of the author and artist go to the following who, in one way or another, have helped make this book possible: Margaret Gossett; R. L. Jones of the Old Bay Line; Inez M. DeVille of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Penelope Spurr of the United Fruit Company; Arthur L. Pleasants, Captain, USN; Samuel S. Yeaton, Colonel, USN, Ret.; the Cleveland, Ohio, Chamber of Commerce: the Lake Carriers Association, the Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, Virginia; the National Maritime Union, CIO; the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce; the Pennsylvania Railroad; the State of Washington; Department of Fisheries; the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Seatrain Lines, Inc.; the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey); the State of New York, Department of Public Works; the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; the United States Coast Guard; the United States Lines; and finally to a modest AB and to many people who have written careful, enthusiastic books about ships and seafaring men. * * * * * $1.50 SHIPS AT WORK _By_ Mary Elting _Illustrated by_ Manning deV. Lee Here is the colorful, exciting life of the sea--the men, the ships they sail, the work they do, the cargoes they carry to the far corners of the world--all vividly presented. Freighters, tankers, ferries, tugs, and the many unusual ships that do highly specialized jobs are shown in action. The work, the sailor’s language, the kind of life a seaman lives, the use of recent inventions (such as radar) all contribute to this fascinating picture of SHIPS AT WORK. The newest and proudest of ocean liners, the “United States,” is pictured and described as well as the humblest dugouts and sailing vessels of ancient times. The illustrator, famous for his marine paintings, has combined beauty with clear, sharp detail. His many full-color pictures in this book give added interest to your seafaring knowledge. You will find this book an exciting companion to TRAINS AT WORK, TRUCKS AT WORK, MACHINES AT WORK. [Illustration] Garden City Books Garden City, New York * * * * * MACHINES AT WORK _By_ Mary Elting _Illustrated by_ Laszlo Roth [Illustration] There are machines to dig, to hammer, to push--to do every kind of heavy job and to make work thousands of times easier and faster. On farms, in the mines, in cities where huge buildings are built and out in the woods where powerdriven saws slice through great trees, many kinds of special machines do many kinds of remarkable jobs.