Ships & shipping: general interest books

For many, the Chesapeake Bay has an aura of historical romance and high adventure. Like the great Atlantic Ocean...  Read More >>

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From the Celtic sea-farers to the Cutty Sark and the Royal Yacht Britannia - Osborne and Armstrong champion great...  Read More >>

Much is known of the American slave trade, but little of the ships that had made it all possible. Award-winning...  Read More >>

Much is known of the American slave trade, but little of the ships that had made it all possible. Award-winning...  Read More >>

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"Light boats, light vessels, lightships before radar, depth-finders and satellite-guided navigation, mariners relied...  Read More >>

For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of Africa to the New World....  Read More >>

Martin T Gilbert has created an extremely informative and concise study of the ways in which naval warfare progressed...  Read More >>

Anyone viewing the ports of Tacoma or Seattle will be familiar with the green-and-white Foss tugboats directing...  Read More >>

Above the Gravel Bar opens up a new way of seeing the Northeast as a vast network of waterways. With this book you...  Read More >>

Seamanship is the art of managing a boat. This book is a follow-up to the successful Sail & Rig Tuning and Illustrated...  Read More >>

Light boats, light vessels, lightships--before radar, depth-finders and satellite-guided navigation, mariners relied...  Read More >>

A magnificent tribute to the illustrious and ill-fated steamship.  Read More >>

Dictionary of Shipping Terms  Read More >>

In this revised and expanded version of Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age, John Karl has shortened the reader's...  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated guide to building a lapstrake canoe--with free fold-out plans included.  Read More >>

A fun, informative way to learn about boating safety and environmental awareness, the Boater101 course, which includes...  Read More >>

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"The Risdon Beazley fleet of nineteen vessels were requisitioned in 1940, these were handed back to him to manage...  Read More >>

This is the only text dedicated to marine control surface design. It covers large ships (merchant and Navy) yachts,...  Read More >>

This gripping, entertaining story tells of the tragic 1865 sinking of the S.S. Brother Jonathan, the century-long...  Read More >>