Marine & Naval
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The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas
$15.99 Add to cartIt was a desperate mission that made front-page headlines and captured the attention of millions of readers around the world. In January 1998, in the dead of an Alaskan winter, a cataclysmic Arctic st
- Author: Lewan, Todd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0060956232
- Language: English
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Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
$22.00 Add to cartThe harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job–with deadly results
A quarter-century ago, Bost… [more below]- Author: Swidey, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 17 2015
- ISBN10: 0307886735
- Language: English
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The New York State Canal System: A History Beyond the Erie
$23.99 Read moreNew York’s unique and majestic canals stretch over 524 miles from Albany to Buffalo and between the southern tier counties of Tompkins and Schuyler to the Quebec border. While much has been written on… [more below]
- Series: Transportation
- Author: Gateley, Susan P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154172
- Language: English
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Olympic Titanic Britannic: The Anatomy and Evolution of the Olympic Class
$38.00 Read moreThe Titanic. The Britannic. The Olympic. They are some of the most famous ships in history, but for the wrong reasons.
The Olympic Class liners were conceived as the largest, grandest ships ever to se- Author: Mills, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1472988655
- Language: English
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Wooden Boatbuilding: The Sydney Wooden Boat School Manuals
$39.00 Add to cartIn an extensive career Ian Hugh Smith has built over 80 boats and taught hundreds of first-timers the skills they need to build their own boats through the Sydney Wooden Boat School. A series of manua
- Author: Smith, Ian Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: February 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0648138615
- Language: English
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Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
$29.95 Add to cartIn 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarkin
- Author: Beukelaer, Christiaan de
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1526163098
- Language: English
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International Code of Signals: For Visual, Sound, and Radio Communication
$39.00 Add to cartThe International Code of Signals is an international system of signals and codes for use by vessels to communicate important messages regarding safety of navigation and related matters. The code cove… [more below]
- Author: Nima
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: December 23 2009
- ISBN10: 0914025740
- Language: English
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Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan
$23.99 Read moreFacing the fury and danger of Lake Michigan
Ever since French explorers first cast their eyes on Lake Michigan, this huge inland sea has been the scene of thousands of shipwreck rescues and tragedies.
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Passwater, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1467151963
- Language: English
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Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering
$18.99 Read moreOvernight Code tells the story of Raye Montague, an ambitious little girl from segregated Little Rock who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she coul… [more below]
- Author: Bowers, Paige
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1641608455
- Language: English
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A Man and His Ship: America’s Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the SS United States
$20.99 Add to cart“A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, m… [more below]
- Author: Ujifusa, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 1451645090
- Language: English
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International Code of Signals: For Visual, Sound, and Radio Communication
$19.95 Add to cartThe International Code of Signals is an international system of signals and codes for use by vessels to communicate important messages regarding safety of navigation and related matters. The code cove… [more below]
- Author: Nima
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: December 16 2009
- ISBN10: 0914025228
- Language: English
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Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History
$17.99 Add to cartDeadliest Sea by Kalee Thompson is the spellbinding true story of the greatest rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history. Recounting the tragic sinking of the fishing trawler, Alaska Ranger, in the Bering Se
- Author: Thompson, Kalee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 14 2011
- ISBN10: 0061766305
- Language: English
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Nautical Almanac 2024 (Nautical Almanac For the Year)
$24.99 Add to cartThe Nautical Almanac 2024 is a book that sailors use to navigate the seas. It helps them find their way by using stars and other celestial bodies. This book has tables and information that make it eas
- Author: U K Hydrographic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: December 13 2023
- ISBN10: 7799027436
- Language: English
