Maritime history books

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Battleship Sailor

Battleship Sailor
Author: Estate of Theodore C. Mason , Edward L. Beach ISBN: 9781557505798 Format: Paperback	$50.03
The author describes his experiences as a young officer and the daily life aboard the US battleship California,... Read More >>

Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812

Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812
Author: Paul A. Gilje (University of Oklahoma) ISBN: 9781139177269 Format: Undefined	$620.40
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The Great Mersey Shipping Lines

The Great Mersey Shipping Lines
Author: Trinity Mirror Media ISBN: 9781908695451 Format: Paperback	$12.91
For more than 200 years, Liverpool was one of the world's very greatest seaports, home to shipping lines whose... Read More >>

Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder

Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder
Author: David Cressy (George III Professor of British History and Humanities Distinguished Professor, The Ohio State University) ISBN: 9780199695751 Format: Hardback	$96.95
The story of the science, the technology, the politics and the military applications of saltpeter - the vital but... Read More >>

Tall Ship Odysseys: The Official Operation Sail Fifty Year Anniversary Commemorative Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Windship Gatherings

Tall Ship Odysseys: The Official Operation Sail Fifty...
Author: David A. Taylor , Mark Collins ISBN: 9780979845666 Format: Hardback	$198.00
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Sea Passages: A Naval Anthology and Introduction to the Study of English

Sea Passages: A Naval Anthology and Introduction to...
Author: Geoffrey Callender ISBN: 9781107659209 Format: Paperback	$69.84
This 1943 book provides individuals in naval service with a guide to understanding and writing effective formal... Read More >>

Wooden Fishing Boats of Scotland

Wooden Fishing Boats of Scotland
Author: James A. Pottinger ISBN: 9780752487571 Format: Paperback	$49.99
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Journal of HMS Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin's Ships by Behring Strait, 1850–55

Journal of HMS Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search...
Author: Richard Collinson , T. B. Collinson ISBN: 9781139151979 Format: Undefined	$224.40
Published in 1889, this journal recounts the voyage made by Richard Collinson (1811–83) in 1850–5 to discover the... Read More >>

A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery: And of the Early Eastern Navigations of the Russians

A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of...
Author: James Burney ISBN: 9781139177566 Format: Undefined	$224.40
James Burney was a Fellow of the Royal Society and experienced naval officer who served on Cook's second and third... Read More >>

The Life of Sir John Franklin, R.N.

The Life of Sir John Franklin, R.N.
Author: Henry Duff Traill ISBN: 9781139177351 Format: Undefined	$224.40
Prolific journalist, satirist and author Henry Duff Traill published books on a wide range of subjects from politics... Read More >>

The Life of Captain James Cook

The Life of Captain James Cook
Author: Andrew Kippis ISBN: 9781139175791 Format: Undefined	$224.40
Published in 1788 by Andrew Kippis (1725–95), this was the first biography of Captain James Cook (1728–79), although... Read More >>

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea,...
Author: John Franklin ISBN: 9781139152099 Format: Undefined	$224.40
First published in 1823, this book recounts the harrowing expedition led by Sir John Franklin up the Arctic Coppermine... Read More >>

Rich Men Poor Men: Ryersons on the Titanic

Rich Men Poor Men: Ryersons on the Titanic
Author: Phyllis Ryerse ISBN: 9781445610139 Format: Paperback	$38.79
The unique tale of two cousins separated by an ocean and a class system. One would die, the other survive Read More >>

Naval Warfare 1919–45: An Operational History of the Volatile War at Sea

Naval Warfare 1919–45: An Operational History of the...
Author: Malcolm H. Murfett (King's College London) ISBN: 9780415640084 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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Great British Shipwrecks

Great British Shipwrecks
Author: Rod Macdonald ISBN: 9781849950770 Format: Paperback	$49.14
37 classic shipwrecks around the UK - with full history, photos and illustration of each by renowned marine artist... Read More >>

Life in Nelson's Navy

Life in Nelson's Navy
Author: Dudley Pope ISBN: 9780755130634 Format: Paperback	$44.75
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The Habit of Victory: The Story of the Royal Navy 1545 to 1945

The Habit of Victory: The Story of the Royal Navy 1545...
Author: Peter Hore ISBN: 9780230768499 Format: Paperback	$49.14
A dramatic history of the Royal Navy from the Middle Ages to the Second World War, from the archives of the National... Read More >>

War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland

War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland
Author: Olaf Uwe Janzen ISBN: 9781927869024 Format: Paperback	$131.97
It consists of an introduction, twelve chapters exploring pertinent themes, and an appendix containing reprinted... Read More >>

Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding,...
Author: Anthony Slaven , Hugh Murphy ISBN: 9781927869017 Format: Paperback	$131.97
This book is a collection of sixty interviews with key figures in British shipbuilding, ship repair, and marine... Read More >>

The Albatross Necklace: The Last Voyage of the Zuytdrop

The Albatross Necklace: The Last Voyage of the Zuytdrop...
Author: Peter Purchase ISBN: 9780957736412 Format: Paperback	$91.08
In June 1712 the Dutch vessel Zuytdorp was wrecked on the cliffs north of Kalbarri in Western Australia. There were... Read More >>

Broadsides: Caricatures and the Navy 1756-1815

Broadsides: Caricatures and the Navy 1756-1815
Author: James Davey , Richard Johns ISBN: 9781848321465 Format: Paperback	$49.99
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Coming of the Comet: The Rise and Fall of the Paddle Steamer

Coming of the Comet: The Rise and Fall of the Paddle...
Author: Nick Robins ISBN: 9781848321342 Format: Hardback	$75.00
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American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy

American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial...
Author: Jonathan R. Dull ISBN: 9780803240520 Format: Hardback	$73.79
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The Ancient Sailing Season

The Ancient Sailing Season
Author: James Beresford ISBN: 9789004223523 Format: Hardback	$562.32
A comprehensive examination of the effects of the shifting seasons on maritime trade, warfare and piracy during... Read More >>

The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models

The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models
Author: Robert Gardiner ISBN: 9781848321601 Format: Hardback	$75.00
Over 100 models in stunning full-colour photographs Read More >>

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