Maritime history books

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The Wreck of the Batavia

The Wreck of the Batavia
Author: Simon Leys ISBN: 9781843545811 Format: Hardback	$33.61
In this riveting account of the shipwreck of the Batavia, Simon Leys travels to the site of the disaster to evoke... Read More >>

Carriers in Combat: The Air War at Sea

Carriers in Combat: The Air War at Sea
Author: Chester G. Hearn ISBN: 9780811733984 Format: Paperback	$52.67
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Lone Star Navy: Texas, the Fight for the Gulf of Mexico, and the Shaping of the American West

Lone Star Navy: Texas, the Fight for the Gulf of Mexico,...
Author: Jonathan W. Jordan ISBN: 9781597970532 Format: Paperback	$57.95
Tells the story of a little fleet of wooden warships, bought on credit by an impoverished band of revolutionaries... Read More >>

Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855

Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855...
Author: William Barr ISBN: 9780888644725 Format: Paperback	$92.27
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Ferries: British Isles and Northern Europe

Ferries: British Isles and Northern Europe
Author: Nick Widdows ISBN: 9781871947878 Format: Paperback	$46.58
Featuring a number of articles on Europe's largest ferry company, this book includes useful information on the industry.... Read More >>

Into the Savage Land: The Alaskan Journal of Edward Adams

Into the Savage Land: The Alaskan Journal of Edward...
Author: Ernest Sipes ISBN: 9780888395627 Format: Paperback	$44.75
Taking readers to the Alaska of 1850, this journal presents a first-person account of travels into the interior... Read More >>

Drift Boats and River Dories: Their History, Design, Construction and Use

Drift Boats and River Dories: Their History, Design,...
Author: Roger L. Fletcher , Samuel F. Manning ISBN: 9780811702348 Format: Hardback	$131.87
Features the history of some of the river pioneers who designed, built, and used the early river dories and their... Read More >>

Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855

Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855...
Author: William Barr ISBN: 9780888644824 Format: Hardback	$131.87
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Caribbean Pirates: A Treasure Chest of Fact Fiction and Folklore

Caribbean Pirates: A Treasure Chest of Fact Fiction...
Author: George Beahm , Tim Kirk ISBN: 9781571745415 Format: Paperback	$44.75
Aims to trace the rise of the pirate craze and separate pirate fact from fiction. This book covers various aspects... Read More >>

The Rodney Papers: Volume II: 1763-1780: Selections from the Correspondence of Admiral Lord Rodney

The Rodney Papers: Volume II: 1763-1780: Selections...
Author: David Syrett , Dr. Ben Jones ISBN: 9780754660071 Format: Hardback	$382.67
Second of three volumes of the correspondence of George Brydges Rodney, this volume covers the admiral's life from... Read More >>

Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal: Workers and Workplace in the Preindustrial City

Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal: Workers and Workplace...
Author: Robert C. Davis (Ohio State University) ISBN: 9780801886256 Format: Paperback	$67.99
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Nelson - the New Letters

Nelson - the New Letters
Author: Colin White , Colin White ISBN: 9781843832997 Format: Paperback	$65.87
One of the most acclaimed Nelson books of recent years, this collection presents over 500 letters which record his... Read More >>

Seascapes: Maritime Histories, Littoral Cultures, and Transoceanic Exchanges

Seascapes: Maritime Histories, Littoral Cultures, and...
Author: Jerry H. Bentley , Renate Bridenthal ISBN: 9780824830274 Format: Hardback	$142.56
Historians have begun to chart the experiences of maritime regions and penetrate the historical processes at work... Read More >>

The Medieval Sea

The Medieval Sea
Author: Susan Rose (Independent Scholar, UK) ISBN: 9781852855635 Format: Hardback	$180.00
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Dark Noon

Dark Noon
Author: Tom Clavin ISBN: 9780071486590 Format: Paperback	$39.47
In 1951, a sudden gale swamped an overcrowded charter fishing boat off Montauk, Long Island, and 44 people drowned.... Read More >>

The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David Samwell

The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David...
Author: Nicholas Thomas , Jennifer Newell ISBN: 9780708320730 Format: Paperback	$19.99
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The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea

The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives...
Author: Nicolette Jones ISBN: 9780349117201 Format: Paperback	$26.99
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Steamers of Loch Lomond

Steamers of Loch Lomond
Author: P. J. G. Ransom ISBN: 9781840333961 Format: Paperback	$20.67
From 1818 to 1981 there were steamers in operation on Loch Lomond, the first being the Marion, and the last the... Read More >>

Watercraft on World Coins: Volume 1: Europe, 1800-2005

Watercraft on World Coins: Volume 1: Europe, 1800-2005...
Author: Yossi Dotan ISBN: 9781898595496 Format: Paperback	$115.50
Fram, Golden Hind, Santa Maria, Vasa, HMS Victory are names of famous ships that have played a part in Europe's... Read More >>

Pirates

Pirates
Author: Joel Baer ISBN: 9780752442983 Format: Paperback	$26.99
From Blackbeard, to the pirates' pirate, Black Bart, this book encapsulates the true story of the 'golden age of... Read More >>

A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates

A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the...
Author: Captain Charles Johnson ISBN: 9781585745586 Format: Paperback	$30.95
Originally published in 1724, during the Golden Age of Piracy , this work offers an account of the lives and exploits... Read More >>

Finn et fyr: A Guide to the Norwegian Lighthouses

Finn et fyr: A Guide to the Norwegian Lighthouses
Author: Eli Johanne Ellingsve ISBN: 9788251922036 Format: Hardback	$155.76
Some years ago the first navigation light was lit at Lindesnes on the southern tip of Norway. Since then, over 200... Read More >>

Flying the Black Flag: A Brief History of Piracy

Flying the Black Flag: A Brief History of Piracy
Author: Alfred S. Bradford ISBN: 9780275977818 Format: Hardback	$90.00
From Odysseus - the original pirate of literature and lore - to Blackbeard and the feared pirates of the Spanish... Read More >>

The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David Samwell

The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David...
Author: Nicholas Thomas , Jennifer Newell ISBN: 9780708319680 Format: Hardback	$263.87
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Young Men and the Sea: Yankee Seafarers in the Age of Sail

Young Men and the Sea: Yankee Seafarers in the Age of...
Author: Daniel Vickers , Vince Walsh ISBN: 9780300123661 Format: Paperback	$61.95
While historical and fictional accounts have tended to stress the exceptional circumstances or psychological compulsions... Read More >>

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