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Brutality on Trial tells the story of landmark legal victories against abuse on the high seas. These were the first documented violations of the Seamen's Act of 1915, signed into law by Woodrow Wilson to hold officers and ship owners legally accountable for... [ More...]
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<div><div>When, in 1271, Marco Polo set off with his father to travel to Cathay, the age of the great explorers had begun. Within a century, men had sailed to the mystical east and sailed across the Atlantic. All this in search of new lands,... [ More...]
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D'Entremont, a writer and photographer for Lighthouse Digest and webmaster of New England Lighthouses (http: //lighthouse.cc), has meticulously updated this dramatic, romantic history. For lighthouse fans and lovers of New England lore, it is a must.
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In this new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power and whose acts of piracy against his country's enemies... [ More...]
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Snow's first book-length collection of maritime stories, first published in 1948 and long out of print.
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Fatal Forecast chronicles the dramatic fight for survival of eight crewmembers aboard two fishing boats ambushed by a horrific surprise storm at Georges Bank, a lucrative but perilous lobster fishing ground located 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod.
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This volume of maritime history shifts the focus from the European links of the Indian Ocean region to the Asian and African connections of maritime communities. It emphasizes the landscape of the sea and the multiplicity of communities that traversed it... [ More...]
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Untold millions have entered through New York Harbor's open gateway, welcomed by the Statue of Liberty. This work provides a detailed look at the history, physical characteristics and ever-changing role of the harbor from its 1800s heyday to recent years.... [ More...]
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