Ships and boats: general interest Books
Creative Company Seedlings Speedboats
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£8.54
WW Norton & Co Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American
Book SynopsisIn this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating anecdotes" (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses—from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016Trade Review"A fascinating incidental history of the U.S…War and peace, economic boom and bust, technocratic muddles and political power-plays all come under his scrutiny, with illuminating, Fresnel-worthy results." -- Michael Upchurch - Seattle Times"A splendid history…[Brilliant Beacons] would be a good companion on any lighthouse excursion." -- Tim Bross - St. Louis Post-Dispatch"This magnificent compendium is a paean to the buildings that guided safe passage for the economic prosperity of a young nation with huge, dangerous coastlines…Dolin is a brilliant researcher and seasoned writer, allowing this mostly chronological sweep moments to pause and eddy into all the stories bound to emerge from heroic engineering, isolation, and fortitude." -- Ben Shattuck - New Republic"While there have been a score of books on Maine lighthouses in the past few decades, this is by far the best national coverage since Francis Ross Holland’s American Lighthouses: An Illustrated History, from 1972…[Dolin] is a sure-handed researcher and a most enjoyable author." -- William David Barry - Portland Press Herald"A comprehensive…survey of a romantic subject…[with] many fascinating anecdotes…Dolin has read deeply in the lighthouse literature, perusing not only the histories but presidential lighthouse correspondence, lighthouse legislation, lighthouse engineering studies, lighthouse arcana…The most vivid (illuminating) passages describe the solitary and often desolate lives of the keepers." -- Nathaniel Rich - New York Review of Books"A must-read for anyone interested in lighthouses or America’s maritime history…This history of American lighthouses is both engaging and enjoyable, whether for academics, who will not be disappointed in the thoroughness of the author’s research, or for lighthouse history buffs who will enjoy its compelling narrative." -- C. Douglas Kroll - Sea History Magazine"Brilliant Beacons is the best history of American lighthouses ever written." -- Jeremy D’Entremont, historian at the American Lighthouse Foundation, and author of The Lighthouse Handbook: New England"A masterwork of research and storytelling…[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 has done an amazing job of compiling the history of American lighthouses. 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"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
£13.99
Fonthill Media LLc Crossing Puget Sound
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£21.24
Fonthill Media LLc USS Hornet
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£23.75
Baraka Books The PS Royal William of Quebec: The First True
Book SynopsisWorld trade was revolutionized in the 19th Century when ships went from sail to steam. When did the first steamship cross the Atlantic? Who built it? Where? Several ships have claimed that title, but the true answer lies in Canada where steamboats were plying the rivers and lakes since the 19th century. The Paddle Steamer Royal William, built at the Campbell and Black shipyard in the Port of Quebec, steamed across the Atlantic from Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Portsmouth, England in 1833. That was the first transatlantic crossing under steam. Ships from the US and Holland have challenged her right to the title. This book shows that the PS Royal William's claim is valid.
£28.45
Nimbus Publishing Limited The Dangerous Harbour: Revealing the Unknown
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£20.66
Fonthill Media Ltd Conquest of the Atlantic: Cunard Liners of the
Book SynopsisCunard, the most famous name in shipping, turns 175 years old in 2015. Cunard began back in 1840 with paddlewheel steamers, but grew and progressed and created some of the largest, fastest and most luxurious liners in their time. The final 'golden age' on the Atlantic run between Europe and North America was in the 1950s when the company slogan 'Getting there was half the fun' seemed so apt. Cunard had twelve liners running Atlantic crossings in 1958 but the same year saw the introduction of the speedy and efficient passenger jet that immediately stole transatlantic travellers. The Cunard 'cast' of the late 1950s includes such celebrated ocean liners such as Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth as well as others like Mauretania, Caronia, Britannic, Saxonia and small ships including the Media and Parthia. Conquest of the Atlantic: Cunard Liners of the 1950s and 1960s is the story of these great ships that are all still remembered with much fondness and of the life onboard them. Cunard would face furious competition with jet aircraft and by 1969 be reduced to one Atlantic liner, the legendary and iconic Queen Elizabeth 2.
£19.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd HMS Fearless
Book SynopsisThe Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965. Over the next 37 years she was seldom far from the actions in which British forces were engaged world-wide, be they in Aden, Malaysia and Borneo, Northern Ireland, the Cold War (Norway), South Rhodesia, Falklands, the Gulf, Afghanistan and so on. Thousands of sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers served on board over her 19 commissions. Now paid off, Fearless has a great story to tell and the Author, a former senior Royal Marine who knows her well, is superbly qualified to tell it.
£25.76
Nimbus Publishing Ltd Ocean of Storms, Sea of Disaster
Book SynopsisHere are over sixty stories of piracy, fire, explosions, disappearances, rum running, shipboard mutiny and murder. There are also stories of collisions with whales, icebergs and other ships, as well as wrecks on rocks, islands and sand bars. Vessels, large and small, were struck by lightning, shelled or torpedoed by enemy vessels, crushed by Arctic ice, and even swallowed up whole by unexpected intense gales and hurricanes. These true tales of shipwrecks delve into strange and curious marine disasters. The setting, primarily the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, was the main trading route for passenger steamers and treading schooners plying their way to and from Europe and also the site of the much frequented fishing grounds. It is said to be the "stormiest ocean on earth." The time range in Ocean of Storms, Sea of Disaster is one hundred years, between the 1850s and the 1950s but the stories themselves are timeless.
£18.95
Penguin Random House Australia Boat
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£30.36
Thunder Bay Press Michigan Guiding Lights, Tragic Shadows: Tales of Great
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£16.16
Thunder Bay Press Michigan Classic Ships of the Great Lakes
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£23.70
George F. Thompson Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill
Book SynopsisThe Schuylkill River flows more than 100 miles from the mountains of the Pennsylvania Coal Region to the Delaware River. It passes through five counties - Schuylkill, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia - and its valley is home to more than three million people, yet few are aware of the hidden ruins and traces left by a pioneering 200-year-old inland waterway: the Schuylkill Navigation. Some of it is literally buried in their own backyards.Often called the Schuylkill Canal, this complex Navigation system actually boasted twenty-seven canals. The first of the anthracite-carrying routes in America, the 108-mile Navigation shadowed the Schuylkill River for nearly all its length. It once had more than thirty dams and slackwater pools, more than 100 stone locks, numerous aqueducts, and the first transportation tunnel in the nation. They were all built by hand starting in 1816.In the 1940s, as part of a massive environmental cleanup of the river, this important and influential infrastructure was largely dismantled - but not entirely. Two short sections of the watered canal get plenty of attention: the Oakes Reach at Schuylkill Canal Park near Phoenixville and the Manayunk Canal in Philadelphia. Both are popular recreational destinations. What happened to the rest of it?Photographer Sandy Sorlien resolved to find out. Over the course of seven years, she traveled upriver repeatedly to bushwhack along the riverbanks and to row and paddle in the river itself. Armed with camera and binoculars, loppers and trekking poles, nineteenth-century maps and modern satellite imagery, and abetted by local historians and an archaeologist, she found all sixty-one lock sites and explored most of the canal beds. Her photographs reveal a mysterious remnant landscape, evidence of a bold industrial innovation that spelled its own demise. The water pollution created by the coal industry and obstructive dams meant the end of a way of life for the towns that boomed along the canals, from Pottsville to Reading, Birdsboro to Phoenixville, Bridgeport to Philadelphia.Along with Sorlien's full-color plates and explanatory essays, Inland features a selection of historic images, rare historic Schuylkill Navigation Company maps, and early Philadelphia Watering Committee plans. The book also includes a foreword by renowned landscape scholar John R. Stilgoe, an essay on regional transportation history by Mike Szilagyi, Trails Project Manager for the Schuylkill River Greenways Natural Heritage Area, and an afterword by Karen Young, Director of the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. A sweeping new Schuylkill River map by Morgan Pfaelzer connects it all. Inland is the first to present contemporary photographs from a survey of the entire Schuylkill Navigation, becoming an essential resource for future historians and a resonant visual history all its own.Trade Review[T]he book itself becomes a piece of art… Sorlien presents a history and photographic journey along of the Schuylkill Navigation in a grand style. * The American Canal Society 04/01/2023 *
£30.40
Bauernfeind Press USS Arizona: The Enduring Legacy of a Battleship
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated and very personal book covers the history of the battleship USS Arizona from her launch to her loss on December 7, 1941 when she was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn about the ship’s enduring legacy firsthand as told by survivors, historians, enemies, sons of admirals, and people who have a personal connection to the Arizona. Moreover, this book provides a detailed examination of the Arizona’s wreck by archaeologists of the National Parks Service looking for ways to preserve her for the future. Learn about the tribute given by presidents and foreign dignitaries in order to honor Arizona’s fallen crew. The book includes a download video with oral histories Arizona survivors as well as narrated underwater footage of the wreck.Trade Review'Going from my first reaction to seeing this book, it is a stunner….Throughout this first half of the book there are some superb archive photos of the Arizona, showing her life before that fatal day in 1941. An amazing collection of images and memories... It even includes three QR codes which you can scan with your phone to view video footage of veterans memories and video from the sunken hull today. As I said at the outset, stunning.' * Military Model Scene *A splendid pictorial review of an iconic battleship… This book, with its superb collection of photographs provides a magnificent tribute to the USS Arizona. * Scuttlebutt 12/06/2020 *
£21.95
World Health Organization Manuel Pour l'Inspection Des Navires Et La
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£43.20
World Health Organization Manual Para La Inspección Y Emisión de
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£31.92
NUS Press Nemesis: The First Iron Warship and Her World
Book SynopsisThe Nemesis was the first of a generation of iron-clad, steam-powered naval vessels that established British dominance in Asian waters in the 19th century. The world’s first iron warship, the first vessel with truly watertight compartments, and the first iron vessel to round the Cape of Good Hope, Nemesis represented a staggering new level of military superiority over the oar- and sail-powered forces of Britain’s Asian rivals. With a shallow draft suited to riverine operations, and flexible armaments, she originated “gunboat diplomacy” in operations during the First Opium War.While her importance is recognized in the military history literature, the Nemesis’ story has not been told to modern audiences. This lively narrative creates a vivid sense of life aboard the ship, and the challenges of the new technology for her captains and crew. The book places Nemesis in the historical context of the last years of the East India Company, and in the history of steam power and of iron ships. It tells of her exploits in the First Opium War, upriver in James Brooke’s Sarawak, in pirate suppression and naval actions across Asia, from Burma to Bombay to the Yangtze River and beyond.
£999.99
