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Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific
Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific
ARC175
$21.99  
Paperback, Ira Wesley Kitmacher, 144 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467149501
Despite its idyllic setting, the coast of the Pacific Northwest has another, darker name by which it is known: the "Graveyard of the Pacific." Two thousand ships and countless lives have been lost to the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia River has claimed many more. The spirits of...
Path Between the Seas
Path Between the Seas
SIM081
$22.99  
Paperback, David McCullough, 669 pages, 6 x 9, 9780671244095
The full story of the astonishing engineering feats, extraordinary medical advances, political power plays, heroic struggles, and human tragedies that went into the construction of the Panama Canal. Superb writing and scholarship.
A Speck On the Sea
A Speck On the Sea
INT164
$24.00  
Paperback, William Longyard, 363 pages, 6 x 9, 9780071440295
Looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest of boats-rowboats, canoes, and tiny sailboats like Hugo Vihlen's 6 ft. April Fool. This is history, adventure and seafaring legend of the highest order.
Seafaring Lore & Legend
Seafaring Lore & Legend
INT219
$24.00  
Paperback, Peter D. Jeans, 370 pages, 6 x 9, 71486569
A wonderfully entertaining miscellany of maritime myths, superstitions, fable and even fact. Presented in a relaxed style displaying a passion for the classic and sometimes obscure nautical tales of pirates, mermaids, castaways and buccaneers.
Battle of Midway's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Chart
Battle of Midway's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Chart
PAR216
$24.95  
Paper Chart, 38 x 26
NOAA’s  Office of Coast Survey  and  Office of National Marine Sanctuaries  created a commemorative nautical chart for the Battle of Midway’s 75 th  anniversary. This nautical chart was first published in 1943, and the commemorative chart includes the...
1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns
1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns
FFB165
$24.95  
Paperback, Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec, 240 pages, 7 x 9, 9780228102588
A guide to the world's flags, their history and design. Did you know that the flag of the United States has been modified 32 times? And that the Jolly Roger is still flown today? Every flag raised through time has a remarkable history tied to the identity and history of whoever is flying...
Tall Ships on Puget Sound (Images of America)
Tall Ships on Puget Sound (Images of America)
ARC017
$24.99  
Paperback, Chuck Fowler, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 9780738548142
This engaging pictorial history tells of the tall sailing ships that came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs, to the region. Over the next two...
The Sea and Civilization
The Sea and Civilization
RAN329
$25.00  
Paperback, Lincoln Paine, 784 pages, 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.9, 9781101970355
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s...
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
RAN500
$25.00  
Paperback, James D. Hornfischer, 499 pages, 6 x 9, 9780553381481
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
Crimson Waters: True Tales of Adventure. Looting, Kidnapping, Torture, and Piracy on the High Seas
Crimson Waters: True Tales of Adventure. Looting, Kidnapping, Torture, and Piracy on the High Seas
SKY167
$26.99  
Hardcover, Don Mann, Kraig Becker, 296 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510754874
A  New York Times  bestsellling author separates history from myth from the Pharaohs to Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to today.  Soon after the first maritime trade routes became operational, seafaring bandits appeared to prey upon the cargo, crews, and ships of others.  Crimson Waters...
Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America
Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America
HPC171
$28.95  
Paperback, Barry Gough, 416 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550174595
Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime history Finalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction Award Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prize Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize Honourable Mention for the Canadian...
Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History
Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History
SKY145
$29.99  
Paperback, Philip Kaplan, 240 pages, 8 x 10.5, 9781634505536
See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before. From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenth-century inventors through the nuclear-powered submarines of today, this heavily illustrated volume traces the history of the silent force and the elite...
The Oceans and the Stars - A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Book
The Oceans and the Stars - A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Book
HCT063
$30.00  
Hardcover, Mark Helprin, 512 pages, 6.5 x 9.3 x 1.8", 9781419769085
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a...
A History of Sailing in 100 Objects
A History of Sailing in 100 Objects
ACB141
$35.00  
Hardcover, Barry Pickthall, 224 pages, 10 x 1 x 7.9, 9781472918857
The book provides a fascinating insight into the history of sailing explored through a hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of sailing and saling boats. From the earliest water-borne craft, through magnificent Viking warships, to the technology that powers some of the most...
Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition
Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition
NAV509
$55.95  
hardcover, Capt. Wayne P. Hughes, 408 pages, 6.2 x 9, 9781682473375
The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends (factors that have changed throughout history), constants (things that have not changed), and variables (things pertinent to each individual...
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