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Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail

Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail
Author: Elliot Snow
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780486251776

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Firsthand accounts of thrilling adventures on the high seas — of surviving on an uninhabited island, of narrowly escaping capture in the Pacific Islands where Capt. James Cook was killed, encounters with savage natives in the South Seas and more. A vivid picture of life aboard the "tall ships" of a century and more ago.


Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Sea Battles in the Age of Sail
Author: James Grant
Publisher: Coda Books Ltd
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 1781580847

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"Collects Grant's work on the subject of sea warfare, from Francis Drake to Trafalgar. The book contains illustrations and remarkably detailed accounts of key battles and historically defining strategies."--Page [4] of cover.


The World's Lighthouses

The World's Lighthouses
Author: D. Alan Stevenson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486157083

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This superb, profusely illustrated survey by noted authority recounts the history of seamarks from antiquity to the early 19th century. 261 black-and-white illustrations.


Canoe and Boat Building

Canoe and Boat Building
Author: W. P. Stephens
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0486156249

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DIVContains comprehensive, simply written directions for designing and constructing canoes, rowing and sailing boats, and hunting craft. 87 illustrations. /div


The Pirates of the New England Coast, 1630-1730

The Pirates of the New England Coast, 1630-1730
Author: George Francis Dow
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 498
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780486290645

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Meticulously researched study recounts lurid exploits, punishments of William Kidd, Charles Harris, Thomas Tew, John Phillips, other marauders. Enhanced with almost 50 contemporary engravings and rare maps. Introduction.


Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger
Author: Patrick Pringle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2012-07-12
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486147592

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Fascinating study of 17th- and 18th-century piracy finds the lore about Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Anne Bonney, and other marauders largely overblown. "Highly entertaining and well-documented." — The New York Times. 35 black-and-white illustrations.


Picture History of the French Line

Picture History of the French Line
Author: William H., Jr. Miller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-09-21
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486157466

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Superb pictorial history of the company's fleet of formidable passenger ships: Ile de France, Normandie, Liberté, Colombie, Antilles, Flandre, France, and many more. Over 170 black-and-white photographs.


The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers
Author: Fred Charters Kelly
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 394
Release: 1989-07-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486260563

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This authorized account has long been considered the definitive biography. Well documented, highly readable, and free of technical details, it describes boyhood interests, Kitty Hawk, first powered flights, and more. 16 photographs.


Steamboats on the Western Rivers

Steamboats on the Western Rivers
Author: Louis C. Hunter
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 726
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780486278636

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Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development -- from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation.


Picture History of the Cunard Line, 1840-1990

Picture History of the Cunard Line, 1840-1990
Author: Frank Osborn Braynard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 151
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486265501

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Photographs, prints, and text portray Cunard ships, inside and out, from the earliest steamships, through the great liners of the earlier twentieth century, to modern cruise ships