16 books in Transportation - Ships & Shipbuilding - History
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Steamboats
Icons of America's Rivers
Written by Sara Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $9.95
Paddlewheel riverboat, showboat, sternwheeler, steamboat: call it what you will, but the steamboat revolutionized travel in the 1800s, an era in which young boys dreamed of becoming river pilots and Mark Twain forever memorialized the "Delta Queens" that travelled up and down the Mississippi River. Steamboat enthusiast Sara Wright provides a... Read more >
Icons of America's Rivers
Written by Sara Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $9.95
Paddlewheel riverboat, showboat, sternwheeler, steamboat: call it what you will, but the steamboat revolutionized travel in the 1800s, an era in which young boys dreamed of becoming river pilots and Mark Twain forever memorialized the "Delta Queens" that travelled up and down the Mississippi River. Steamboat enthusiast Sara Wright provides a... Read more >
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Shipbuilding in Britain
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool... Read more >
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool... Read more >
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Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II
Written by Michael Walling
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $26.95
Written by Michael Walling
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $26.95
Hitler called Norway the “Zone of Destiny” for Nazi Germany because convoys from Churchill's Britain and Roosevelt's United States supplied Stalin’s Soviet Russia with critical equipment and foodstuffs during the darkest days of the German invasion.
The words "Murmansk Run" conjure visions of ice-laden ships and thoughts of freezing to death in...
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Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II
Written by Michael Walling
Format: eBook, 292 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $9.95
Written by Michael Walling
Format: eBook, 292 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $9.95
Hitler called Norway the “Zone of Destiny” for Nazi Germany because convoys from Churchill's Britain and Roosevelt's United States supplied Stalin’s Soviet Russia with critical equipment and foodstuffs during the darkest days of the German invasion.
The words "Murmansk Run" conjure visions of ice-laden ships and thoughts of freezing to death in...
Read more >
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hardcover.
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Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean
The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
Written by David Cordingly
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went... Read more >
The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
Written by David Cordingly
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
P&O
A History
Written by Ruth Artmonsky
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
All the romance of travel at sea is captured in the long history of P&O. From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the 19th, and a good deal of the 20th, centuries. Initially the company's paddle... Read more >
A History
Written by Ruth Artmonsky
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
All the romance of travel at sea is captured in the long history of P&O. From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the 19th, and a good deal of the 20th, centuries. Initially the company's paddle... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Transatlantic Liners
Written by J. Layton
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger... Read more >
Written by J. Layton
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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P&O
Written by Ruth Artmonsky
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $12.95
All the romance of travel at sea is captured in the long history of P&O. From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the 19th, and a good deal of the 20th, centuries. Initially the company's paddle... Read more >
Written by Ruth Artmonsky
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $12.95
All the romance of travel at sea is captured in the long history of P&O. From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the 19th, and a good deal of the 20th, centuries. Initially the company's paddle... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Transatlantic Liners
1899-2004
Written by J. Layton
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $11.95
Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger... Read more >
1899-2004
Written by J. Layton
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $11.95
Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean
The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
Written by David Cordingly
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $13.99
From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went... Read more >
The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
Written by David Cordingly
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $13.99
From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Scottish Fishing Boats
Written by Matthew Tanner
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
This book introduces the history of the Scottish fishing vessel and chronicles the developments that have created fishing machines which are not only highly effective tools but a delight to the eyes as well. Fishing has an unglamorous reputation, yet the story of the fishing boat is one of continual innovation... Read more >
Written by Matthew Tanner
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
This book introduces the history of the Scottish fishing vessel and chronicles the developments that have created fishing machines which are not only highly effective tools but a delight to the eyes as well. Fishing has an unglamorous reputation, yet the story of the fishing boat is one of continual innovation... Read more >
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Sailing Barges
Written by Martin Hazell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95
In 1900 the majority of British shipping was still under sail. Today in Europe the sailing cargo boat is a thing of the past. However, the River Thames spritsail sailing barge, as a cargo carrier, survived until the very end of the age of sail, and these vessels are still to... Read more >
Written by Martin Hazell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95
In 1900 the majority of British shipping was still under sail. Today in Europe the sailing cargo boat is a thing of the past. However, the River Thames spritsail sailing barge, as a cargo carrier, survived until the very end of the age of sail, and these vessels are still to... Read more >
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Ancient Boats and Ships
Written by Sean McGrail
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2006
Price: $13.95
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Written by Sean McGrail
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2006
Price: $13.95
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Ghost Ship
The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Written by Brian Hicks
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2005
Price: $16.00
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost... Read more >
The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Written by Brian Hicks
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2005
Price: $16.00
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Ghost Ship
The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Written by Brian Hicks
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $11.99
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost... Read more >
The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Written by Brian Hicks
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $11.99
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Written by Richard Tames
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2003
Price: $12.95
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Written by Richard Tames
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2003
Price: $12.95
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