Ships and boats: general interest Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lights Shapes Signals for the Merchant Mariner A
Book SynopsisCreated to be small and compact for easy traveling, this study guide provides all the lights, shapes, and symbols used out in the sea. How do you signal that a vessel is in distress or has run aground? International signals and symbols are also provided, as is an alphabetical listing of phonetic and Morse Code. In addition to preparing marine students, this book is a valuable tool for the seasoned mariner or private boater who wants to sharpen their skills and make themselves safer and more prudent on the water. Its cargo-pocket size and lightly laminated pages means it can be taken on the road with the marine and endure in a maritime environment.
£27.19
WW Norton & Co Brilliant Beacons A History of the American
Book SynopsisIn a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels.Trade Review"A marvelously interesting and entertaining narrative…A skillful dramatist of such events, Dolin is as good a portraitist of characters who built and kept lighthouses…Dolin moves forward to chronicle the construction of numerous impressive towers in wildly windswept, picturesque settings. These classic lighthouses, featured in the book’s many illustrations, and the keepers’ tales attached to them exert an ineffably romantic attraction richly conveyed in Dolin’s admirable presentation." -- Booklist (starred review)"The author of other masterly works on key aspects of American history and growth (Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America, 2010, etc.), Dolin here presents a thoughtful, straightforward chronicle of the American lighthouse, from the earliest, completed in 1716 at Little Brewster, in Boston Harbor, as a harbinger of burgeoning Colonial maritime growth, to the death of the last civilian keeper—at the Coney Island Lighthouse—in 2003…A delightful journey with excellent sketches, renderings, and resources for museums and organizations." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Here we have a full-bodied and fabulous history of one of America's most scenic and formative icons, the coastal beacons that defined a young nation’s economic drive and determination to own the seas. Readers familiar with the irresistible narratives Dolin delivered in Leviathan or Fur, Fortune, and Empire can be confident that he has now done the same for the riveting history of America's lighthouses." -- Rinker Buck, author of Flight of Passage and The Oregon Trail"Eric Jay Dolin has crafted a master work of research and storytelling. Brilliant Beacons is a fascinating ride through the rich history of lighthouses as strategic prizes in war, sources of technological innovation, and inspiration for architectural ingenuity that combines grace and strength. This is a book for anyone who has gazed with awe upon the sea." -- Brian Murphy, author of 81 Days Below Zero"Eric Jay Dolin looks beyond the postcard romance of lighthouses to reveal a vibrant and vital history. From shipwrecks and wartime raids to poetry, bird migration, and the physics of refraction, Brilliant Beacons is a fascinating, page-turning, and, yes, illuminating read." -- Thor Hanson, author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers"Brilliant Beacons is the best history of American lighthouses ever written." -- Jeremy D’Entremont, historian at the American Lighthouse Foundation, and author of numerous lighthouse books"What better place to watch the United States taking shape than from its lighthouses? And what better author to take us to them than Eric Jay Dolin? With his usual narrative flair and wonderfully entertaining writing style, Dolin sheds all sorts of new light on American history." -- Toby Lester, author of The Fourth Part of the World and Da Vinci’s Ghost"This meticulously researched and fascinating book isn’t just for maritime history buffs but for all of us who appreciate little-known tales of days gone by." -- Michael Tougias, author of A Storm Too Soon and coauthor of The Finest Hours"No other book on the topic is as detailed and well written. Brilliant Beacons should be required reading for anyone interested in American history." -- Tim Harrison, founder and editor of Lighthouse Digest
£999.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Windjammers of the Pacific Rim
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Model Boat Building
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£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Model Boat Building
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£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Model Boat Building
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£13.29
University of Alaska Press Alaskan Shipping 18671878 Arrivals and Departures
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£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Early Ships and Seafaring
Book SynopsisIn this book, Professor McGrail''s study of European water transport is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, South-east Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boatbuilding and seafaring that is as accurate and as comprehensive as it is now possible to achieve. The early rafts and boats of those regions were, as in Europe, hand-built from natural materials and were propelled and steered by human muscle or wind power. This volume ranges in time from the Prehistoric period to today when a number of such traditional craft continue to be built.In Egypt, not only have accounts, models and illustrations of ancient rafts and boats survived, but also a number of early vessels have been excavated some dated as early as the 3rd Millennium BC. In regions such as the Americas, on the other hand, where few ancient craft have been excavated, we are able to draw on accounts and illustrations compiled, from the 16th century AD onwards, by European seam
£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd A History of Ship Launches and Their Ceremonies
Book SynopsisIt is believed that this is the first comprehensive study to be written on the history of ship launches and their ceremonies.
£32.08
Capstone Press All about Boats Wonder Readers Fluent Level
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Rowman & Littlefield Final Voyage
Book SynopsisFinal Voyage: The World's Worst Maritime Disasters tells the stories of the deadliest and most often forgotten maritime tragedies in the history of seafaring.Table of ContentsIntroduction In the Hands of God Catastrophe at sea during the Age of Sail America's Titanic Triumph and tragedy aboard the Sultana The Halifax Explosion The loss of a ship, the devastation of a city War at Sea From the Spanish Armada to the Bismarck Britain's Darkest Hour The loss of the Lancastria and why Churchill covered it up The Age of Total Loss Tragedy without triumph during the Second World War Ten Thousand Dead The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff Worse than Titanic Maritime disasters since the Second World War
£14.24
Amberley Publishing Three Greenwich Built Ships
Book SynopsisThe Thames was once Britain's shipbuilding heart, with its banks teeming with men toiling on wooden-hulled vessels. David Ramzan looks at three Greenwich-built ships, their design and their impact on the world.
£17.99
Amberley Publishing The Boat Improvement Guide
Book SynopsisIan Nicolson provides handy tips for improving your boat.
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Sailing Ships of the Bristol Channel
Book SynopsisA history of some of the sailing ships that have called the Bristol Channel home.
£15.99
Amberley Publishing The Port of Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s
Book SynopsisA fascinating collection of images, most of which are previously unpublished, documenting the iconic port of Liverpool during this interesting period of shipping history.
£15.99
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Chesapeake Bay Deck Boats
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£19.99
Arcadia Publishing Texas Shipwrecks Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Wooden Boats of the St Lawrence River Images of
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£19.99
Arcadia Publishing The Steamer Admiral Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Maritime Olympia and South Puget Sound Images of
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing World War II Shipbuilding in Duluth and Superior
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£19.99
History Press Connecticut River Shipbuilding
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£18.69
History Press New England Shipbuilding Vessels That Made
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£18.69
History Press Opium Kings of Old Hawaii True Crime
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£18.69
History Press Shipwrecks of Cape Cod Stories of Tragedy and
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£18.69
History Press The Conestoga River A History Natural History
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£18.69
History Press The A.J. Meerwald and New Jerseys Oyster Industry
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£18.69
History Press Hidden History of Islip Town
£18.69
History Press Death Lighthouses on the Great Lakes
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£18.69
History Press Maine to Cape Horn
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£18.69
History Press The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long
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£20.39
History Press Tragic Sinking of Gloucesters Patriot
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£18.69
History Press Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan
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£20.39
History Press Battle for the Columbia River
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£20.39
History Press Historic Shipwrecks of Coastside California
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£21.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd ShipCraft 24 Japanese Battleships Fuso Ise
Book SynopsisEverything the ship modeller needs to know about building a famous warship class
£18.10
Arcadia Publishing Steamboats of Gloucester and the North Shore
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing The TW Lawson The Fate of the Worlds Only
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing The Yankee Fleet Maritime New England in the Age
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Lightships Floating Lighthouses of the
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Lost Passenger Steamships of Lake Michigan
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£18.69
Rowman & Littlefield Breverton's Nautical Curiosities: A Book Of The
Book SynopsisBreverton’s Nautical Curiosities is arranged into thematic chapters:1) 1) The ocean environment – animals, geography, geology, weather, coasts, islands2) 2) Ship types and parts – from the first boat to the latest cutting-edge technology1) 3) People – heroes, heroines, pirates, sailors, captains 2) 4) Disasters, battles, wars3) 5) Literature – stories, myths, legends, proclamations, acts, orders 4) 6) Nautical sayings and slang Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other nautical compendiums, the focus of this book is on the unusual, the overlooked or the downright extraordinary. Thus, someone most of us do not know, Admiral William Brown, is given equal coverage to Admiral Nelson. Without Admiral Brown releasing Garibaldi, modern Italy might not exist. And without the barely known genius John Ericsson designing the Monitor, the Confederacy might have won the American Civil War. Readers will be stimulated to read more about the remarkable men – explorers, admirals and trawlermen – who have shaped our world. The sea has had a remarkable effect upon our language. We hear the terms ‘steer clear of’, ‘hit the deck’, ‘don’t rock the boat’, ‘to harbour a grudge’ and the like, and give little thought to them. In the pages of this book, the reader will find the origin of 'bumpkin', a 'brace of shakes', 'born with a silver spoon', 'booby prize', 'to take on board', 'above board', 'bombed' (in the sense of being drunk), the 'blues', 'blind-side', 'blind drunk', 'the pot calling the kettle black', 'reach the bitter end', 'wasters', 'ahoy', 'all at sea', 'to keep aloof', 'piss-artist', 'taken aback', 'barbecue'' and 'bamboozle'. Other colourful terms, which have passed out of common usage, such as 'bring one's arse to anchor' (sit down), 'belly timber' (food) and 'bog orange' (potato) are also included, as well as important pirate haunts, technical terms, famous battles, maritime inventors and ship speed records.
£23.75
History Press Disaster on Lake Erie
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£18.69
History Press (SC) Lake George Shipwrecks and Sunken History
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Inc. Burning the Gaspee
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£18.69
History Press Deer Isles Undefeated Americas Cup Crews Humble
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£18.69
History Press The Last of the Fairhaven Coasters
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£18.69
Michigan State University Press Sailing into History: Great Lakes Bulk Carriers
Book SynopsisThe Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume, seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all come together to create a story of unrivalled interest about the Great Lakes ships and the crews that sailed them in the twentieth century.This complex and multifaceted tale begins in iron and coal mines, with the movement of the raw ingredients of industrial America across docks into ever larger ships using increasingly complicated tools and technology. The shipping industry was an expensive challenge, as it required huge investments of capital, caused bitter labor disputes, and needed direct government intervention to literally remake the lakes to accommodate the ships. It also demanded one of the most integrated international systems of regulation and navigation in the world to sail a ship from Duluth to upstate New York.Sailing into History describes the fascinating history of a century of achievements and setbacks, unimagined change mixed with surprising stability.
£999.99
