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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Ghost boy	Iain Lawrence	Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a…	OL116310W
Ships & ways of other days	E. Keble Chatterton	“”A fascinating book for the reader interested in sea-faring matters and old voyages, telling how men managed to build, launch, equip, and fit out different craft in all ages, how ships behaved, and …	OL1176658W
Greek and Roman oared warships, 399-30BC	J. S. Morrison,John Sinclair Morrison	A study of the warships evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the fourth and third centuries B.C. and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Italians, Carthaginians and Romans in the…	OL12120696W
Boats	Anne F. Rockwell	Depicts boats and ships of varying sizes and uses.	OL14853938W
How do big ships float?	Isaac Asimov	Briefly describes several kinds of ships and the forces that cause them to float or sink.	OL14959190W
Ships	Neil Morris	Surveys the history of ships and their uses, from the first sailing ships to the ocean liners of today.	OL15028322W
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1891	United States. Bureau of Immigration	"On the 50 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced unbound passenger lists of vessels arriving at the port of Baltimore from foreign ports, 1820-91"--P. 1, Pamphlet describing M255.	OL15370986W
The great ice ship Bear	Polly Burroughs	Describes the eighty-nine year career of the ice ship Bear, lauded for her role as a rescue vessel in the Arctic, her law enforcement activities in Alaska, and her participation in Antarctic expediti…	OL15843103W
Vasco, leader of the tribe	Anne-Laure Bondoux	LIKE ALL THE RATS in his tribe, Vasco loves nothing more than to scurry around the harbor in search of discarded fish. But one day he discovers that the members of his tribe have died under mysteriou…	OL15857761W
Luther Tarbox	Jan Adkins	A lobsterman out in his boat in a heavy fog is approached by sailors, on varying sizes of boats and ships, seeking guidance into port.	OL15959357W
The complete history of ships and boats	Robert Curley	xvii, 171 p. : 24 cm	OL16485995W
Lord of Devil Isle	Connie Mason	Nicholas Scott is lord of Devil Isle in all but name, and rules both his ship and the inhabitants of Bermuda with a masterful touch. But feisty Eve Upshall will be ruled by no man, especially not the…	OL16510827W
The Flying Dutchman	Jane H. Gould	Retells the legend of the Dutch sea captain destined to sail forever over the seven seas unless he finds the love of a faithful girl.	OL17887863W
Boats	Gail Saunders-Smith	Simple text and photographs introduce the reader to many types of boats and ships, including canoes, paddle wheels, and aircraft carriers.	OL1813332W
Boats	Ian Graham	Describes how various kinds of boats are designed and constructed for speed.	OL1818129W
SOLAS	International Maritime Organization	"This publication contains the amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 and to its 1988 Protocol that were adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) …	OL19514416W
THE GHOST LINE	ANDREW NEIL GRAY	143 pages ; 21 cm	OL19626219W
Ships	Thomas K. Adamson	How can aircraft carriers support heavy jets and helicopters without sinking? Why do cruise ships the size of cities stay afloat, but submarines often disappear underwater? This title answers the que…	OL19712182W
The Ship of Adventure	Enid Blyton	Dinah, Philip, Jack, and Lucy-Ann take a trip on a ship cruising the Greek islands and become involved in trying to find the lost treasure of the Andra, as they encounter a group of villainous men al…	OL19738117W
The Turtle Ship	Helena Ku Rhee	A young Korean boy named Sunsin designs one of the greatest battleships in history and fulfills his dream of sailing the world.	OL19749768W