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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596299429Author Ted St. ManeFormat PaperbackPage Count 157Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609499457Author Robert DemancheFormat PaperbackPage Count 143Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 222mm * 152mm *...

At a time before budget air travel, when the ocean liner ruled the seas, the demand for speed, regularity and luxury on the transatlantic route launched a glorious era of ocean super-liners. They truly were spectacular design icons: stylish, elegant and...

On 7 May 1915, one of the most beloved and legendary liners of the North Atlantic was torpedoed by a German U-boat, taking 1,191 of her passengers and crew to an untimely demise. She had become a victim of the First World War, the most brutal conflict...

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In the late seventeenth century, Spain dominated the Caribbean and Central and South America, establishing colonies, mining gold and silver, and gathering riches from Asia for transportation back to Europe. Seeking to disrupt Spain's nearly unchecked...

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One half-century later, the catastrophic ramming of the MS Stockholm into the Italian luxury liner the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 is relived in this candid, heartrending account. Author Pierette Domenica Simpson, who, with her grandparents, survived the...

In this groundbreaking work, Peter Mills reveals a wealth of insight into the emergence of the Hawaiian nation-state from sources mostly ignored by colonial and post-colonial historians alike. By examining how early Hawaiian chiefs appropriated Western...

In July 1882, the steamboat Red Cloud hit a snag near Fort Peck, Montana, and settled into the bed of the Missouri River with a full cargo. The flagship of I. G. Baker and Company, it had served as an agent of change in the West through which it traveled...

In this groundbreaking work, Peter Mills reveals a wealth of insight into the emergence of the Hawaiian nation-state from sources mostly ignored by colonial and post-colonial historians alike. By examining how early Hawaiian chiefs appropriated Western...

This is the story of Robert Holding, a young English adventurer who was only 23 when he was shipwrecked with 19 others on the Auckland Islands in the sub-Antarctic Ocean in 1864. A year later he was rescued, along with only two of his shipmates. The...

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"A must buy for anyone interested in the Great Lakes."---Frederick Stonehouse, maritime historianIn 1892, the Ann Arbor Car Ferries shook the transportation world by doing what was then deemed impossible---carrying loaded railroad cars by ship across the...

Our Blue Planet provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of maritime and underwater archaeology. Situating the field within the broader study of history and archaeology, this book advocates that an understanding of how our ancestors interacted...

When we think of Newport at the end of the nineteenth century, we think of life lived large--big houses, big yachts, big money. But like the diversity of people found in any waterfront town, there was a diversity of watercraft in Newport waters. In...

From the building of the gigantic twin gantries for Titanic and her sister ship Olympic, through keel-laying, framing, plating, launching, construction and installation of the vast engines, and the final fitting out of the elegant liner, the high-quality...

In 1825, the Kent, an East Indiaman, set sail from England for India with a crew and nearly 600 men, women, and children on board. North of Spain, the ship was slammed by a ferocious gale, and while a sailor was inspecting the hold for damage, his...

India, especially coastal India, has a long history of shipbuilding and navigation dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Indian shipwrights and the labour force associated with various aspects of shipbuilding excelled in naval architecture. Their...

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In a night of unforgettable tragedy, the Titanic, the world's largest liner on its maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11.40 p.m. on 14 April 1912 and sank at 2.20 a.m. the following morning. Over 1500 people died. Whose fault it...

In this book, Professor McGrail's study of European water transport is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, South-east Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boatbuilding and seafaring that is as...

This colourful history covers the SS United States' active service from 1952 to 1969 when she dominated the seas of Atlantic, sweeping all rivals before her. The astonishing operational capacity of this national icon of the United States, with her red,...

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The Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume, seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939510825Author Dr John R BockstoceFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Mystic Seaport MuseumPublisher Mystic Seaport Museum

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Children's Nonfiction) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780870205828Author Cathy GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wisconsin...

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Without effective and durable hull fastenings, boats and ships-from the earliest days of seafaring through the twentieth century-could not have plied the seas. In this second edition of Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship, author Michael...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913372807Author Geoffrey M FootnerFormat HardbackPage Count 305Imprint Mystic Seaport MuseumPublisher Mystic Seaport Museum

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870209024Author John Odin JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Wisconsin Historical Society PressPublisher Wisconsin Historical Society...

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The Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achievement, the Naval Institute Press is proud to make...

This is a lavish new 360-page book about the legendary Swedish boat builder Hallberg-Rassy. Hallberg-Rassy is one of the world's most respected and successful boatyards. The book The Story About Hallberg-Rassy - Legendary Boat Builders is a must-have for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312334369Author Michael J TougiasFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorOle Crumlin-Pedersen ( 2011) spent the greater part of his life in charge of Denmark's maritime heritage as a curator of maritime archaeology and ships at the...

The iconic ocean liner, with its towering dark hull and brilliant white superstructure, remains a powerful symbol of human endeavor. This unique two-hundred-year retrospective takes us from the liner's origins in mail services to its role as...