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Titanic century
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Paul Heyer |
"This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event"-- |
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Voyagers of the Titanic
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R. P. T. Davenport-Hines |
While many accounts of the Titanic's voyage focus on the technical or mechanical aspects of why the ship sank, Davenport-Hines follows the stories of the men, women, and children whose lives intersec… |
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Remaking the British Atlantic
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P. J. Marshall |
Remaking the British Atlantic focuses on a crucial phase in the history of British-American relations: the first ten years of American Independence. These set the pattern for some years to come. On t… |
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Steam titans
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William M. Fowler |
"'Steam Titan' tells the story of a transatlantic fight born of and powered by steam, a fight to wrest control of the globe's most lucrative trade route. It's the story of two men: Samuel Cunard and … |
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Salt, sweat, tears
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Adam Rackley |
"The true-life adventure of two men who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and the history of those who came before More people have climbed Mount Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic. For more t… |
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Lusitania
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Greg King |
"Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, carrying millionaires and aristocrats, actresses and impresarios, writers and suffragettes - a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the co… |
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The Battle of the Atlantic
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Jonathan Dimbleby |
Jonathan Dimbleby's The Battle of the Atlantic offers a detailed and immersive account of this campaign, placing it within the context of the war as a whole. Dimbleby delves into the politics on both… |
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Christian Slavery
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Katharine Gerbner |
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be justified? When Protestant missionaries arrived in the plantation colonies … |
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Sea legs
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Guy Grieve |
"Three years after his return from the Alaskan wilderness, Guy Grieve was living on the Isle of Mull in Scotland with his wife Juliet and their two young sons. Sick of the weather, perennial colds an… |
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Atlantic high
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William F. Buckley |
Ostensibly the tale of his 1980 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic High is William F. Buckley's extended meditation on the pleasures of sailing and good company. Not surprisingly, as much th… |
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