Front matter
Reading edition
The Santa Maria, the Niña and the Pinta The most famous ships that ever sailed the seas The Niña, shown in the foreground, was the smallest of the three, but in her Columbus returned to Spain after the Santa Maria was wrecked, and the captain of the Pinta seemed tempted to prove unfaithful.
SHIPS OF THE SEVEN SEAS BY HAWTHORNE DANIEL AUTHOR OF “IN THE FAVOUR OF THE KING” WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
DRAWINGS BY FRANCIS J. RIGNEY
GARDEN CITY
NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1925
COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y. First Edition
TO NELLE R. DANIEL MY WIFE WITHOUT WHOSE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE THIS BOOK WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN BEGUN, BUT MOST CERTAINLY WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN COMPLETED