Ship Names: Origins and Usages During 45 Centuries (Museum Publication, No. 31) - Hardcover

Kennedy, Don H.

9780813905310: Ship Names: Origins and Usages During 45 Centuries (Museum Publication, No. 31)
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ISBN 10: 0813905311 ISBN 13: 9780813905310
Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr, 1974
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Don H. Kennedy presents here the first comprehensive account of ship names. Kennedy deals authoritatively with every aspect of the ship-naming tradition. He examins in detail naming theories and practices and ancient and modern markings. He also examines the sources of modern ship names. He shows how names inform, plead, rebuke, threaten, inspire, and honor; how they refer to incidents, hopes, friendships, emotions, and ideas; and how they may involve religion, economics, politics, propaganda, superstition, and name magic.

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Don H. Kennedy is a retired aerospace design engineer who has had a lifelong interest in nautical history.

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  • PublisherUniv of Virginia Pr
  • Publication date1974
  • ISBN 10 0813905311
  • ISBN 13 9780813905310
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages175

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