Maritime history books

When the U.S.S. battleship Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, it set off the Spanish-American...  Read More >>

Covering 150 years, from the golden age of piracy in the 1700s to the extraordinary transformation of naval warfare...  Read More >>

Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off...  Read More >>

This memoir of an American sea captain's adventures from 1808-1833 has been hailed as a superb contribution to seafaring...  Read More >>

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In the 17th century, English, French and Dutch buccaneers launched a series of attacks on Spanish towns, ports and...  Read More >>

First published in 1944, this book tells the story of how L.T.C. Rolt and his wife fitted out their boat, Cressy,...  Read More >>

This catalogue provides a complete overview of the English East India Company's shipping from its formation in 1600...  Read More >>

The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, which was the inspiration...  Read More >>

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In the years between Confederation and the Depression nearly 500,000 Maritimers left their homes to work in the...  Read More >>

First published in 1912, just two months after the sinking of the ""Titanic, "" this haunting first-person account...  Read More >>

In the years between Confederation and the Depression nearly 500,000 Maritimers left their homes to work in the...  Read More >>

The true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, which was the inspiration...  Read More >>

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In this book, a team of marine engineer, historian, and naval architect combine to analyse the scientific and economic...  Read More >>

At war's end he participated in the Japanese surrender, aided the release of American POWs, and had a key role in...  Read More >>

A biography of the renowned admiral and general, Robert Blake. It also covers the naval history of England during...  Read More >>

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Long of line, incredibly fleet, with tall, raking masts and clouds of sail, the great Yankee clipper ships stir...  Read More >>

"Originally printed in 1988 by the University Press of America as ""Selected and Annotated Bibliography American...  Read More >>