Ships & Shipbuilding
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Sailing the Sweetwater Seas: Wooden Boats and Ships on the Great Lakes, 1817-1940
$45.00 Read moreThe Great Lakes were America’s first superhighway before railroad lines and roads arrived in the late nineteenth century. This book tells the story of the ships and boats on which the United States, b
- Author: Jepson, George D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072277
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$34.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten histo… [more below]
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238407
- Language: English
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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived
$20.00 Add to cartFrom an acclaimed literary biographer, a riveting and groundbreaking account of what happened to the survivors of the Titanic.
We think we know the story of the Titanic–the once majestic and supposed- Author: Wilson, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 26 2013
- ISBN10: 1451671571
- Language: English
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The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
$20.00 Add to cartRediscover the Gems of Antiquity in The Artificial River
Woven from a rich tapestry of research, The Artificial River is more than just a historical account of the Erie Canal–it encapsulates a pivota- Author: Sheriff, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 12 1997
- ISBN10: 809016052
- Language: English
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Shipping Container Homes: Learn How To Build Your Own Shipping Container House and Live Your Dream!
$19.99 Add to cartRealize Your Dream of Living in Your Own Shipping Container Home!
Learn How You Can Save Money With Insider Tips On How To Build Your Shipping Container Home!
How would you like to:– pay way less per
- Author: Oatfield, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 126
- Publish Date: June 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1952772826
- Language: English
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The Lake Michigan Triangle: Mysterious Disappearances and Haunting Tales
$23.99 Read moreWhat disturbing secrets surround the cold, deep waters of Lake Michigan?
Sudden violent storms and rocky shoals have claimed the lives of countless mortals foolish enough to brave the treacherous surf
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Soucek, Gayle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1467148393
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$24.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history.
Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten odditi
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467138622
- Language: English
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Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune
$21.99 Read moreThe author of Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes.
Losing one’s life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn’t such an unusual occurr
- Series: Murder & Mayhem
- Author: Stampfler, Dianna Higgs
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149950
- Language: English
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Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual: Including Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair, Sailboat Refinis
$73.00 Read moreThe definitive guide from the world’s best-known sailboat maintenance expert
Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual combines six core volumes into a single, utterly dependable re
- Author: Casey, Don
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 896
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0071462848
- Language: English
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Too Much Sea for Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota’s North Shore and Isle Royale
$24.95 Read moreShipwreck stories from along Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior and Isle Royale
Against the backdrop of the extraordinary history of Great Lakes shipping, Too Much Sea for Their Decks chronicle- Author: Schumacher, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1517912849
- Language: English
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Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities: A Book of the Sea
$30.95 Read moreBreverton’s Nautical Curiosities is arranged into thematic chapters:
1) 1) The ocean environment – animals, geography, geology, weather, coasts, islands
2) 2) Ship types and parts – from the first boat
- Author: Breverton, Terry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1599219794
- Language: English
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Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair
$33.00 Add to cartPraise for this boating classic:
“The most up-to-date and readable book we’ve seen on the subject.”–Sailing World
“Deserves a place on any diesel-powered boat.”–Motor Boat & Yachting
“Clear, logica
- Author: Calder, Nigel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 03, 2006
- ISBN10: 0071475354
- Language: English
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The Slave Ship: A Human History
$20.00 Read more“Masterly.”–Adam Hochschild, The New York Times Book Review
In this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of- Author: Rediker, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0143114255
- Language: English
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Fatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha
$16.95 Add to cart“In real life-especially off the Florida coast-things can have fatal consequences. Fatal Treasure is a truly compelling read.”
–Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Sacrifice an… [more below]- Author: Smith, Jedwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 257
- Publish Date: February 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0471696803
- Language: English
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Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939-1945, Volume II: Escorts and Smaller Fighting Ships Volume 2
$95.00 Add to cartSeventy-five years after the end of World War II the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief peri… [more below]
- Author: Budzbon, Przemyslaw
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1399022776
- Language: English
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Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea
$18.99 Add to cartNow in paperback, a true story as spellbinding and harrowing as The Perfect Storm, “marvel- ous and terrifying” (Los Angeles Times)–published to herald the arrival of Tougias’s new hardcover, The Fin… [more below]
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 09 2009
- ISBN10: 0743297040
- Language: English
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Ashley Book of Knots: Every Practical Knot–What It Looks Like, Who Uses It, Where It Comes From, and How to Tie It
$95.00 Add to cartThe definitive book on knots–including approximately 3,900 different kinds of knots, from simple hitches to “Marlingspike Seamanship,” this book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging wo… [more below]
- Author: Ashley, Clifford
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 21 1944
- ISBN10: 0385040253
- Language: English
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The Captain, The Missionary, and the Bell: The Wreck of the Steamship Atlantic
$31.95 Add to cartThe Captain: Isaac “Kip” Dustan, a well-respected mariner whose adventures were frequently recounted in the mid-1800s New York newspapers…
The Missionary: Rev. Benjamin C.C. Parker of the Young Men’s
- Author: Larsson, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1646703774
- Language: English
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
$19.99 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
The “riveting” (National Post) tick-tock account of the largest manmade explosion in history prior to the atomic bomb, and the equally astonishing tales of survival and heroism that
- Author: Bacon, John U.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0062666541
- Language: English
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Fifty Ships That Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of the World
$24.95 Read more“This is a beautiful book, replete with illustrations, photos, diagrams, and maps. The text balances technicality with storytelling, scholarly analysis with entertainment. It’s a sweeping, fascinatin
- Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History
- Author: Graham, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0228103649
- Language: English
