Books

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The last of the windjammers The last of the windjammers Basil Lubbock The second volume embraces the period 1888-1928, forty hard years for the Windjammer. Mr Lubbock's virile pen draws wonderful word-pictures of the Last Boom in Sail - the Lime-juicers of 1888-9 - T… OL10498036W
The seashore book The seashore book E. Boyd Smith Bob and Betty learn about life and work at the seashore during a summer vacation with Captain Ben Hawes. OL120216W
The red wolf conspiracy The red wolf conspiracy Robert V. S. Redick Already a publishing sensation in England, The Red Wolf Conspiracy marks the debut of a remarkably gifted young writer. Robert V. S. Redick has been compared to Philip Pullman, George R. R. Martin, a… OL13763310W
Gone-- Gone-- Bill Cumming Based on real people and events this is a gripping factual account of the background events and repercussions of the milestone launch of the world's first 4-masted iron merchant ship in 1875. The phe… OL15477179W
Cap Horn à la voile Cap Horn à la voile Bernard Moitessier 14 216 milles à la voile en 126 jours : c'est, à l'époque, à la fois la plus grande et la plus longue traversée jamais effectuée par un yacht, sans escale. Ce prodigieux exploit a été réalisé en empr… OL1853595W
The nature of a pirate The nature of a pirate A. M. Dellamonica "Marine videographer and biologist Sophie Hansa has spent the past few months putting her knowledge of science to use on the strange world of Stormwrack, solving seemingly impossible cases where no s… OL20050160W
The red wolf conspiracy The red wolf conspiracy Robert V. S. Redick Scant years after a terrible war that shook empires, a 600-year-old ship sails for enemy lands and must deal with deadly assassins, treacherous mermaids, and monstrous slavers in order to deliver a y… OL20911745W
Different ships, different long splices Different ships, different long splices Jim Reed The marvelous story of a young man's adventures with the Merchant Marines. The action takes places in the final days of the great sailing ship, just prior to the advent of the steamship. The book co… OL24876708W
Ship of Destiny Ship of Destiny Robin Hobb Robin Hobb has established herself as one of the masters of fantasy fiction And nowhere is that more apparent than in this powerful, poignant, swashbuckling epic of treachery, heroism, and humanity. … OL2707208W
Mad Ship Mad Ship Robin Hobb In the second breathtaking volume of Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy, a new tide of glory and terror sweeps forward the story of the Vestrit clan, their liveship Vivacia, and all who strive to … OL2707221W
Britain's historic ships Britain's historic ships Paul Brown The British Isles have a long, rich and celebrated seafaring history stretching from the earliest times through the victories of Drake and Nelson, the voyages of discovery of Cabot and Cook and the d… OL29245879W
A Cargo of Women A Cargo of Women Babette Smith New edition of the bestselling history that traces the chequered story of 100 women transported together in 1829 to Sydney. Includes new information on the women and treatment of convicts, and new il… OL3150254W
Theodore and the tall ships Theodore and the tall ships Ivan Robertson Theodore the tug has a busy day welcoming the huge tall ships from countries all over the world to Big Harbor. OL454290W
The rising sun The rising sun Douglas Galbraith "In 1698, five vessels led by the flagship Rising Sun embarked on a perilous voyage for the northern coast of what is now Panama, where the 2,000 passengers intended to establish a settlement at Dari… OL5999846W
Convicts of the Eleanor Convicts of the Eleanor David Kent Focuses on the men of the convict transport Eleanor, which arrived in NSW in 1831. They were all from the counties of Berkshire, Dorset Hampshire and Wiltshire and were transported for their part in … OL6011448W
Mother Sea Mother Sea Elis Karlsson Part I of the book describes how Elis grew up on Vårdö, became intimately familiar with both the land and sea, and developed an early competence in sailing small boats within the close-knit, and wide… OL7316537W
Broadsides Broadsides Nathan Miller Few eras hold greater fascination for us than the Age of Fighting Sail, the forty-year period from 1775 to 1815. And few writers are as well qualified to bring this adventure-packed period to life as… OL7465502W
Sail! can you command a sea voyage? Sail! can you command a sea voyage? Julia Bruce "Learn how to successfully complete a voyage from Portugal to India for spices in the 1500s"--Provided by publisher. OL9271011W