Ship's Store: Books, Publications, Prints
Ships and Shipping
° Captains ° Ships ° Seaports ° Merchant Empires ° Naval History
° Politics of the Sea ° World History ° Passages ° Passengers ° Women at Sea
° Culture in America ° San Francisco History ° Our Chinese Families ° Children
° Historical Fiction ° Bibliography
° Music of the Sea ° Sea Films ° Paintings of Ships and Seas
 |
Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade Donald G. Knight and Eugene D. Wheeler Pathfinder Publishing of California, Ventura, CA, 1990 This detailed account of the sinking of the Yankee Blade includes surviving passengers, crew, and officers. Well researched. A small book and a wonderful, quick read of life of a ship. |
||||||||||||
 |
The American Line: (1871-1902)William H. Flayhart W.W. Norton & Company The story of the development of the American Merchant Marine remains one of the most glorious chapters in the early history of the United States. Up until the Civil War the American sailing ships carried the Stars and Stripes around the world with honor to the nation and profit to their owners. The war and the concurrent change from sail to steam brought disaster to American shipping. By 1870 there were no American passenger liners on the North Atlantic, a sad blow to national pride. |
||||||||||||
 |
The Boating Bible: The Essential Handbook for Every Sailor Jim Murrant The book presents all the skills necessary to be able to sail competently, starting with a basic explanation of the structure of a sailing boat and the best way to set up a boat for sailing followed by a detailed discussion of the theory and practice of sailing. The practical side of sailing is emphasized. |
||||||||||||
 |
Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her |
||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
 |
Around Cape HornA Maritime Artist/Historian's Account of His 1892 Voyage Charles G. Davis Davis was considered one of the world's leading maritime model builders; his ship models now are rarely found outside of museums.He was also acclaimed as an artist, historian, and author. Around Cape Horn is his recollection of one of the first adventures at sea: sailing out of New York in 1892 at age 13 on a voyage around Cape Horn, aboard the bark James A. Wright. A Tale of Two Oceans: A New Story by an Old Californian: An Account of a Voyage from Philadelphia to San Francisco, Around Cape Horn, Years 1849-50, Calling at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at Juan Fernandez, in the South Pacific |
||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
 |
Ferries of San Francisco Bay (Images of America Series)Paul C. Trimble Decades before San Francisco Bay was crisscrossed by bridges, an extensive network of ferries plied the waters, moving passengers, vehicles, and freight between San Francisco and surrounding counties. Among others, the Santa Clara, Sacramento, Encinal, Eureka, Oakland, and Tamalpais supported the critical commerce of the region. These vessels have long been an important link in Bay Area transport. Equipped with up to four decks, the ferries’ cargoes included commuters, livestock, automobiles, mail, convicts, and even entire railroad trains. |
||||||||||||
 |
First Rate: The Greatest Warship of the Age of Sail |
||||||||||||
 |
Gold, Silk, Pioneers & Mail: The Story of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Robert J. Chandler and Stephen J. Potash; Forward by James P. Delgado, Ph.D. The California Gold Rush of 1849 assured the fortunes of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Based in San Francisco, its wooden steamers carried gold, passengers, mail and high-value freight, forever changing the city, the Pacific Coast and the nation. Chandler is a graduate of the University of California. Stephen J. Potash is a graduate of Pomona College and a public relations consultant to the international trade and freight transportation sectors. (The beautifully illustrated book is a numbered limited edition.) |
||||||||||||
 |
Great Shipwrecks of the Pacific Coast
Shipwrecks of Mexico: Shipwrecks of the Mexican Pacific Coast, Hmcs Kootenay, USS Scuffle, Hmcs Restigouche, USS Jubilant, USS Belet |
||||||||||||
 |
American Sailing Ships: Their Plans and History The History of American Sailing Ships: Hardbound |
||||||||||||
 |
A History of American PrivateersEdgar Stanton Maclay, Kessinger Publishing American privateers played a significant role during the American War of Independence and the Anglo-American war of 1812, as the American regular navy was very small. Reinforcement by privateers sailing under the government's jurisdiction carrying Letters of Marque was essential, and in fact both sides made use of privateers, capturing each other's merchant ships as prizes. Many successful sailors began their careers as privateers before taking up commissions in the regular navy. The stories of some of these men are individually explored in this 1899 book by Edgar Stanton Maclay, who two years later was at the centre of a controversy arising from remarks in his History of the United States Navy. Maclay here includes accounts from sailors of all ranks about their experiences during the conflicts and as prisoners of war. The actions of some notorious British privateers are also documented in this fascinating work of maritime history. |
||||||||||||
 |
History of the American Privateers: the United States and the War of 1812 at Sea George Coggeshall An invaluable record of the early days of American sailing ships Coggeshall, the author of this work, is both well known and highly regarded by those interested in chronicles of the great days of sail during the early nineteenth century. Coggeshall's two volume work of his voyages as a crewman and officer of American schooners and his experiences with the navy of the United States are vital reading and are published by Leonaur in hard and soft cover editions. |
||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
 |
History of American Steam NavigationJohn Harrison Morrison Indispensable, comprehensive history of the entire American maritime scene, focusing on the Hudson River and Long Island Sound waterways. Stephen Day Press, 1958 (Note: Alibris is reprinting many of these works because many of the original works are scarce or extremely expensive.) |
||||||||||||
 |
Paasch's Illustrated Marine Dictionary (in English, French, and German, originally published as From Keel to Truck) Captain H. Paasch Originally published as "From Keel to Truck" in 1885. With over 35 years of sea faring experience, including commands and a role as a Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Paasch sets out in English, French and German, an exhaustive explanation of all the principal parts of a ship's structure and equipment, including the main types of steam and sailing vessels; hulls; propulsion machinery; anchors, masts and spars, rigging, as well as sails, tackle, blocks, ropes and knots, bends, hitches and splices. Illustrated. First published by the author in Antwerp, 1885. |
||||||||||||
 |
The Lore Of Ships
Tre Tryckare, 1973 A distinguished work developed through international co-operation between maritime specialists in Sweden, the United States, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Holland, Norway, and Germany. This magnificent, fully illustrated volume explains the significant components of sailing ships, merchantmen, liners - from primitive dugouts to modern-day warships. More than 1,550 illustrations of diverse nautical details in the form of drawings printed in a total of seventeen different colors, including gold. |
||||||||||||
 |
The Mammoth Book of Men O' War: Stories from the Glory Days of Sail Mike Ashley Eighteen classic sea-faring tales by the best-loved writers of the genre, including Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Richard Woodman, Herman Melville and Frederick Marryat. It features favourite heroes such as Captain Jack Aubrey, Adam Hardy, Horatio Hornblower and Nathaniel Drinkwater. These tales vividly re-create the age of the glory days of sail, aboard the great ships that sailed for trade, discovery or warfare. They include storms and shipwrecks, the great sea battles . . . |
||||||||||||
Pacific Coastal Liners
Color and Stark Drama of the Ships that Steamed Offshore from Baja, California to Nome, Alaska. Gordon Newell and Joe Williamson Stories of rate wars, rivalries, and races with personal exploits of men like Dynamite Johnny O'Brien who rigged sails on a wrecked steamer and took her off a deadly reef; Capt. Louis Nopander who shared his bridge with a madman; Capt. E.B. Wood who was murdered by pirates. Steamings, stranding, strange voyages, and hundreds of photographs. 1959. 192 pages | |||||||||||||
Paddle Wheel Steamers and their Giant Engines: The story of a uniquely American type of steamboat, told in 25,000 words and 89 rare and fascinating illustrations King & Queen of the River: The Legendary Paddle-Wheel Steamboats Delta King and Delta Queen |
|||||||||||||
Queens of the Western OceanThe Story Of American's Mail And Passenger Sailing Lines Carl C. Cutler Invaluable and indispensible for anyone seeking information on early shipping. Found at an antiquarian book seller on the Square in the little town of Sonoma. United States Naval Institute, These are extremely difficult to find, but well worth the search and cost if you are a student of maritime history.
|
|||||||||||||
 |
The Riddle of the Caswell Mutiny Seamus Breathnach In December 1875 captain George ''Bully' Best found himself in Buenos Aires without a crew and without a cargo. His men had for the most part deserted him. Before making his way to Antofogasta, where he loaded up with Saltpetre (nitrate), he recruited a' mixed crew' of Greeks and British.The British refused to sail with the Greeks, and rather than allow them onshore to see the British Consul, captain Best beat them and put them in irons. |
||||||||||||
 |
The Dictionary of Sea Painters of Europe and America With a range stretching from works by Turner to the finely detailed harbour paintings intended for master mariners, this guide to marine painting contains biographical and stylistic information on nearly 1200 artists, with over 1000 illustrations. It also offers detailed drawings of the stems and sterns of important ships and illustrations of maritime flags. |
||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Shipwrecks of the Pacific CoastJames A. Gibbs, Jr., 1957 Gibbs' wrecks are restricted to the North Pacific Coast, along California, Oregon and Washington, and do not include ships that wrecked along South America and Mexico's shores. The wrecks are organized by date and by location, and include ocean and bay steamers, as well as other ships that wrecked between the years 1500 and 1957. An excellent map of the wrecks is provided. |
|||||||||||||
 |
A Tramp Shipping Dynasty - Burrell & Son of Glasgow, 1850-1939: A History of Ownership, Finance, and Profit R.A. Cage, Greenwood Press This history of Burrell & Son of Glasgow describes the way in which ship ownership and operation developed during the final years of the age of sail and the beginning of the era of steamships. Not only does the work contain background material on tramp shipping commerce, it also includes a substantial database on ship building, ownership, and operations during this period. The information will be of interest to the maritime historian since it describes this important era in detail |
||||||||||||
 |
Under Tow: A History of Tugs and Towing Donal Baird Vanwell Publishing, 2003 Under Tow is the remarkable tale of North American and Western European tugboats and salvage tugs. From the early British and Dutch towing companies to the current Canadian and American conglomerates, towing has been a diverse and economically significant part of trade and commerce. Tugs moved great log booms downstream to pulp and paper mills, pushed sailing ships and huge ocean liners to their berths, towed cargo barges, ranged across oceans and as far as the Arctic. |
||||||||||||
The Way of a ShipA Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail
Derek Lundy The "beautiful, widow-making, deep-sea" sailing ships could sail fast and carry substantial cargo, but were vulnerable to weather and the sea's many dangers. Life at sea was often brutal and relentless; seamen were sleep-deprived and malnourished, at times half-starved. |
|||||||||||||
 |
Western Ocean PacketsBasil Lubbock Mr. Lubbock is an able seaman and widely respected maritime historian who has written dozens of books about clippers, packets, their builders and captains, and the trade routes they followed around the world. His books are generally beautifully illustrated. One of his most beautiful books, Best of Sail |
||||||||||||
The Wonderful Story of the Sea
A.C. Hardy, B.Sc., M.I.N.A., F.R.G.S., Advisory Editor |
|||||||||||||
|
The Way of the ShipAmerica's Maritime History Reenvisoned, 1600-2000
The history of shipping in America, as traditionally recounted, is based primarily on the fortunes of the American merchant marine. This book offers a global perspective and considers oceanic shipping and domestic shipping along America''s coasts and inland waterways, with explanations of the forces that influenced the way of the ship. The result is an eye-opening look at American maritime history and the ways it helped shaped the nation's history. It features beautiful color images of paintings by today''s premier marine artist, John Stobart. The prestigious team of writers/historians includes Alex Roland (Durham, NC), Professor of History at Duke University, Jeffrey W. Bolster (Barrington, NH), Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire, and Alexander Keyssar (Cambridge, MA), Stirling Professor of History and Social Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. All have authored acclaimed books. |
||||||||||||
 Dr Roger I. Cartwright is a respected maritime historian and lecturer and has presented a series of maritime-themed talks on a number of international cruise ships. He has written a number of books for The History Press including "P&0 Princess: The Cruise Ships", "Cruise Britannia" and "The Saga Sisters". Peter Rushton joined the legendary Union-Castle Line as a deck cadet in the 1950s which led to a life-long interest in ships and the sea. He is a columnist for "World Cruising" and is a regular speaker on cruise ships, talking on both Maritime and Ocean Liner history as well as destinations being visited. | Cruise AmericaA History of the American Cruise ShipRoger Cartwright, Peter Rushton The North American cruise industry is the largest sector of the trade by a long way. Of the 2007 cruise market, which totalled over 16 million, US cruise vacationers alone represented over 70 per cent of the total. With stunning photographs, many of which are in colour, this general history looks at the companies and ships that are dedicated to this particular market. From the big players, the luxury market and niche cruising, to disasters and predictions, this illustrated book covers the whole industry, past, present and future. Authors, Roger Cartwright and Peter Rushton, consider why the taking of an ocean voyage for the pleasure of the journey itself, and not simply as a means of travelling from A to B, came to be so popular, and what the arrival of the mega-ships means for the new age in cruising, providing the perfect guide to cruising and its history across America. |
||||||||||||
China Tea Clippers
The Tea Clippers: An account of the China tea trade and of some of the British sailing ships engaged in it from 1849 to 1869 Spunyarn And Spindrift: A Sailor Boy's Log Of A Voyage Out And Home In A China Tea-clipper |
|||||||||||||
, illustrated by Jack Spurling, originally published in 1933, was reprinted by Grosset & Dunlap in 1972. It can be difficult to locate, but well worth the effort. 
, David R. MacGregor
