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1024
Sixpence for the Wind by Malcolm Archibald
The wisdom and superstition of seafarers collected over the generations and recorded in this book which will entertain and maybe teach you something new.
1018
Across the Pond by Malcolm Archibald
A popular history of one of the worlds greatest oceans- The North Atlantic. It includes such diverse topics as Pirates, Colonists, Warfare and Trade.
1017
Not Really What You d call a War by Norman Hampson
A handy pocket book of sea songs, useful in the bar at yacht clubs or gatherings of seafarers or then again just for your own amusement.
1016
Always at Sea by Mary Wardle
The exploits of a boy who went to sea in 1912 and stayed in the Merchant Navy for almost fifty years. From east to west he plied his trade and met with some bizarre incidents and peculiar people. A valuable record of life at sea and an amusing and entertaining read.
1143
Passenger Steamers of the River Fal by Alan Kitteridge
The quays and landing stages on this estuary were served by distinctive locally built passenger steamer fleets. Over 130 of these vessels and the service they gave have been carefully documented.
1019
Beyond the Harbour Lights by Chris Mills
True Stories of excitement and adventure from the time when ocean steamers plied their trade to the far flung corners of the globe. In the majority of cases the voyages were uneventful but it was inevitable that some times an ordinary voyage began dramatic and full of incident. The book selects some of the more interesting accounts.
1064
Reeds Maritime Flags by Peter Johnson
A definitive guide and very useful for ship watchers everywhere to help identify the flags worn by ships, particularly those of the new or obscure countries emerging as ship registry nations.
1098
Ships and Short Splices by George Gunn
A whistle stop tour of the World though the eyes of Captain George Gunn from his birth in the Glasgow slums to his retirement after over fifty years at sea. It looks at countries visited before the days of mass tourism. It is, as is to be expected, a seaman's yarn through and through.
1099
Tramp Steamers At War by George Gunn
The story of the ordinary tramp steamer voyaging in wartime through the eyes of one of her young apprentices. The author sailed over 137,000 miles most through hostile waters including time on the Atlantic Convoys. There are copies of ship's logs and photographs to support a superbly written text
1021
US Lighthouse Service Tenders 1840-1939 by Douglas Petersen
The only book to feature all the tenders and auxiliary craft of the lighthouse service. Years of research culminate in this work of reference. Plenty of vintage photographs, ships plans and details of builders, service and fate of these vessels.
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