Ships & shipping: general interest books

 Read More >>

This true-life adventure tells the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship ""Essex""--an event that served...  Read More >>

Six months after being diagnosed with cancer, Joel White, son of the legendary writer E.B. White, began designing...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Including over 350 illustrations, this volume presents a celebration of sailing and some of the greatest sailing...  Read More >>

This book is the true story of steamboating on the Missouri River. The wild river is recalled by crewmen and passengers...  Read More >>

A history of the paddle steamers of the Thames  Read More >>

At the height of the devastating October gale of 1867, a small schooner, the Sea Clipper, was driven onto a reef...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

The boats carried by the men-of-war were needed to move stores, act as the 'engine' in confined waters, and serve...  Read More >>

At age eighty, the author decides it is time to build a new yacht. His methods are as surprising as his timing....  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

With their tall masts and mazes of rigging, these vessels make a lasting impression, as does the little white steamboat...  Read More >>

DT75, DT85, PU85, DT90, DT100, DT115, DT140, PU140, DT140 EFI, DT 150, DT150 EFI, DT175, DT200, DT200 EFI, DT225...  Read More >>

3.0 GL/SX, 3.0 GS/SX, 4.3 GL/SX, 4.3 GL/DP, 4.3 GS/DP, 4.3 GS/SX, 4.3 Gi/SX/DP, 5.0 FL/DP, 5.0 FL/SX, 5.0 Fi/DP,...  Read More >>

Driftboats have a long, and at times controversial, history in their native Oregon. Commonplace on Pacific Northwest...  Read More >>

This guide contains comprehensive information that any boat user can use to perform routine maintenance and repairs....  Read More >>

 Read More >>

In 1910, the steamship Farallon ran aground in Cook Inlet, stranding the crew and passengers on the barren shore....  Read More >>

ABC of Boat Bits is all about the bits and pieces of a Winkle Brig. A Winkle Brig or Bumpkin is an open clinker...  Read More >>

This story of an adventure-filled voyage halfway around the world recalls the works of such writers as John McPhee,...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Widely publicised disasters serve as a reminder to the maritime profession of the eminent need for enhancing safety...  Read More >>

Focuses on the development of steamer traffic from 1816 - when the foundations were laid for the first stage-and-steamboat...  Read More >>