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The Annapolis Book of Seamanship An updated and revised edition of a classic resource on boating offers information based on the sailing program of the U.S. Naval Academy. Detailed instructions for all levels of experience on developing and maintaining effective sailing skills. |
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Clipper Ship Captain: Daniel McLaughlin and the Glory of the Seas Michael Mjelde (Associates of the National Maritime Museum Libirary Pacific Maritime History Series, No 3) Clippers are viewed as the epitome of elegant, exciting life at sea. Mjelde brings to life the realities of being master of a clipper during the last half of the 19th Century, focusing on teh wheat trade beween San Francisco and England in the 1870s and 1880s. Photographs and Drawings. 1997 |
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Dead Men Tell No Tales: The Life and Legends of the Pirate Charles Gibbs (Studies in Maritime History) |
| No Image Available | Five Sea Captains, Their Own Accounts of Voyages Under Sail Walter Teller, Editor Five nineteenth century New England skippers, all of whom prospered with an expanding American-flag merchant marine, give their accounts of life at sea. The Captains: Amasa Delano, Edmund Fanning, Richard Cleveland, who writes of his first voyage, George Coggeshall, and Joshua Slocum. They write of their voyages of survey and discovery in the waters of the world. 1960. |
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Hen Frigates: Passion and Peril, Nineteenth-Century Women at Sea Joan Druett This award-winning New Zealand author/historian has gathered a collection of true stories of women at sea with marvelous detail of their voyages, high sea romance, skirmishes with pirates, and first-person accounts of surviving hurricanes, typhoons, collisions and fire while under sail. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1999. |
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The Making of a Sailor: Or Sea Life Aboard a Yankee Square-Rigger Frederick Pease Harlow An exciting first-hand yarn of what it was like to sail in the 1870s: working the ship in rough weather, pleasures of shore leave, exotic lands and native girls, more. Enhanced with excellent period illustrations of stately clippers, bustling New England harbors and picturesque ports of call. First printed in 1928, reprinted by Dover Books. |
| No Image Available | Origins of Sea Terms John G. Rogers An enjoyable, enlightening collection of definitions and origins of sea terms. The author traces some back to the Egyptians and Phoenicians. Many words demonstrate how seamen of yore covered surprising distances, with two-way influence with other cultures. Published by Mystic Seaport Museum, 1985, 215 pages. |
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Principles of Maritime Strategy Julian S. Corbett Corbett diverges from most predecessors by viewing naval strategy in the larger context of indirect pressure on both military and economic assets of the adversary. He shows that wars can be won by the side with the weaker local force if that navy can maintain maneuvering space, choose location, probe weaknesses and isolate vulnerable targets. A belligerent can be effective if he merely contests command of the sea. First published in 1911. |
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Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives David Cordingly By covering the role of women and the sea, mostly in the 18th and 19th centuries, the author has brought to life stories of women who disguised themselves as men to go to sea, to fictional and mythical creatures such as mermaids. Random House, New York |
Sea Life In Nelson's Time
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She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea Joan Druett Druett's collection of stories of women associated with the sea has received mixed reviews, though most are favorable. Excerpts from Publisher's Weekly: "Druett's canvas portrays the exploits of seafaring women throughout history . . . Unevenly paced but entertaining . . .filled with fascinating characters distinguished by bold enterprise. All were not captains, but were at sea. Druett jumps around through eras, pirates, wives and psuedo-royalty in these stories of strong women. Printed in 2000 |
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The Seaman's Friend: A Treatise on Practical Seamanship Richard Henry Dana, Jr. A Classic. Reprinted by Dover Publications, 1997 |
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea (Modern Library Classics) Richard Henry Dana |
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Voyages That Changed the World Peter Aughton Award winning author ("Endeavour," "Resolution," "Newton's Apple," and "The Transit of Venus"). Aughton was a computer engineer in the aerospace industry before turning his talents to writing. Beautifully illustrated book with maps, portraits, and in-depth research. Includes Saint Bendan's voyage across the Atlantic in a tiny leather boat, John Cabot's search for the North West Passage; the Mayflower, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's race across the Atlantic. Aughton has related stories most of us know about, and some you may have never heard of. |
| No Image Available | The log of an ancient mariner: Being the life and adventures of Captain Edgar Wakeman Written by himself, and edited by his daughter. Anyone with an 1800s captain in the family will treasure this book. Captain Wakeman was an excellent storyteller, travelled the world—as did so many 1800s captains—and writes in detail of those travels, his shipmates and ports 'o call. He was befriended by Mark Twain and is the model for a few of the sea going characters in Twain's books. First printed in 1878. It will cost between $75-$150 depending on condition and it is well worth the price. |
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The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship Darcy Lever First published in 1808, The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor became a standard guide throughout the 19th century in both England and the United States. The text includes a precise explanation of the principlies of rigging, the effect of wind on sails, the use of a compass, and other practical matters of sailing the open ocean. Hundreds of illustrations. Dover Books, 1998 |
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