(Paperback, Main)
By: Nigel Cliff
ISBN: 9781848870192
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2013
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2013
Publisher: Atlantic Books
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The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land.
(Paperback)
By: Philip Marsden
ISBN: 9780007174546
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2012
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The story of Britains colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.
(Hardback)
By: Angus Konstam
ISBN: 9781472857736
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2024
UK Publication Date: 9th May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This new account explores the most notorious pirates in history and how their rise and fall can be traced back to a single pirate haven, Nassau.
(Paperback)
By: Nicolette Jones
ISBN: 9780349117201
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2007
UK Publication Date: 3rd May 2007
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.
(Paperback)
By: Paul Kennedy
ISBN: 9780141983820
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
UK Publication Date: 26th January 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Brian Lavery
ISBN: 9781472834089
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2018
UK Publication Date: 11th January 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback, 2nd edition)
By: John Blake
ISBN: 9781844863143
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This work considers the history and development of the sea chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and aesthetic terms.
(Hardback)
By: Meg Clothier
ISBN: 9781785949265
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2024
UK Publication Date: 24th October 2024
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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(Hardback)
By: Sam Willis
ISBN: 9780718188573
Readership/Audience: Primary and Secondary Educational
Publication Date: Jun 2018
UK Publication Date: 14th June 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: C. H. Layman
ISBN: 9781910065501
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2014
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
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This is the astounding story of HMS Wager, driven ashore in foul weather onto the inhospitable coast of Patagonian Chile in 1741
(Hardback)
By: John Blake
ISBN: 9781472834164
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
UK Publication Date: 22nd February 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Jonathan Mayo
ISBN: 9781780726342
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2023
UK Publication Date: 17th March 2016
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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This is the definitive chronology of the Titanic's final hours, told in fascinating detail and offering a real-time experience of one of the greatest dramas of twentieth century history.
(Hardback)
By: The RNLI
ISBN: 9780008613051
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The remarkable 200-year history of The RNLI and their invaluable role in British Maritime history. A beautiful book of kindness, courage, and community to treasure for years to come.
(Hardback)
By: John Jordan
ISBN: 9781472857132
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
(Paperback)
By: Peter Plowman
ISBN: 9781877058967
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2010
Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
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Peter Plowman describes the liners and companies that traversed the Pacific. The main North American ports were San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vancouver. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was the first to instigate regular operations, the route was then taken over by the Oceanic Steamship Company.
(Paperback)
By: John Toohey
ISBN: 9781510729179
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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The true story of what happened after the mutiny
(Hardback)
By: Molly Greene
ISBN: 9780691141978
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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A new international maritime order was forged in the early modern age, yet histories of the period have dealt almost exclusively with the Atlantic and Indian oceans. This book brings the Mediterranean and Catholic piracy into the broader context of early modern history, and focuses on commerce and the struggle for power in this volatile age.
(Paperback)
By: Liz Mechem
ISBN: 9781629141770
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2014
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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(Paperback)
By: Richard Sanders
ISBN: 9781510772632
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 8th June 2023
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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In a page-turning tale brimming with adventure, author Richard Sanders tells of the remarkable exploits of Bartholomew Roberts (better known as Black Bart), the greatest of the Caribbean pirates.
(Paperback)
By: Alun R. Jones
ISBN: 9780708319222
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2005
Publisher: University of Wales Press
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A biography of Lewis Morris, map-maker, duty collector and mineworks supervisor who was one of the foremost literary figures of 18th century Wales.
(Paperback)
By: Tony Parker
ISBN: 9780907871583
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2006
UK Publication Date: 25th August 2006
Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
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A chronicle of the lives of several British lighthouse keepers and their families, revealing the reason for their solitary career.
By: Masako Fukawa
ISBN: 9781550174366
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2008
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
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The first Japanese immigrant came to British Columbia in 1877 and was soon followed by others, many of whom took up commercial fishing. Over several generations, fishing the BC coast became a way of life for these families. This is a record of an important chapter in Canadian history and a moving story of the Nikkei people told in their own words.
(Paperback)
By: Angus Konstam
ISBN: 9781510702851
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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By: Florence Tickner
ISBN: 9781550170788
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 1992
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
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Focuses on the memoirs of Florence Tickner, a long-time resident of the BC coast. Her father arrived on a steamer with his family when he was five years old, and Florence grew up in a logging camp. She remembers the green land, the fish and wildlife, and the mixture of exhilaration and watchfulness that went with living a life in the bush.
