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

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

"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.

War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare)

War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
Author: Andrew Lambert
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2005-08-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780060838553

Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme. Andrew Lambert's comprehensive history examines key naval conflicts from the highest strategic level right down to the experience of the ordinary sailor. Fully illustrated throughout, this book incorporates computer-generated cartography that brings the sea battles to life. An in-depth look at ship design and the "floating culture" onboard The Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1650–74, when English commanders challenged Dutch sea power with superior speed, close quarters fighting, and fireships The rise and fall of the French Navy under the Sun King, Louis XIV The Napoleonic Wars, the defeat of the French fleet, and the rise of British Royal Navy hero Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Kydd

Kydd
Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2001-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0743216679

From internationally bestselling author Julian Stockwell comes a dramatic story closely based on real events following one man’s journey as he becomes a true sailor and defender of Britain. Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister is under pressure to intimidate the French and dispatches a Navy squadron to appear off the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the crew of the ninety-eight-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all he goes through, amid dangers of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen, taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain at war. Kydd launches a masterly writing talent and is the first installment of a thrilling new series. Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its best, rich with action, exceptional characters, and a page-turning narrative.

Under the Black Flag

Under the Black Flag
Author: Don Carlos Seitz
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2002-03-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780486421315

Riveting account traces careers of buccaneers of many nationalities across two centuries and around the globe — from the West Indies to the South Seas. True stories of such notorious brigands as Captain Kidd and Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, as well as such lesser-known pirates as John Quelch, Christopher Scudamore, and Erasmus Peterson.

The Voyage Alone in the Yawl Rob Roy

The Voyage Alone in the Yawl Rob Roy
Author: John MacGregor
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486147975

Lively record of a 1,500-mile voyage, from London to Paris, on a 21-foot sailboat in 1867 led legions of readers to set out on small-boat adventures of their own. Introduction.

Food at Sea

Food at Sea
Author: Simon Spalding
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2014-12-11
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1442227370

Food at Sea: Shipboard Cuisine from Ancient to Modern Times traces the preservation, preparation, and consumption of food at sea, over a period of several thousand years, and in a variety of cultures. The book traces the development of cooking aboard in ancient and medieval times, through the development of seafaring traditions of storing and preparing food on the world’s seas and oceans. Following a largely chronological format, Simon Spalding shows how the raw materials, cooking and eating equipments, and methods of preparation of seafarers have both reflected the shoreside practices of their cultures, and differed from them. The economies of whole countries have developed around foods that could survive long trips by sea, and new technologies have evolved to expand the available food choices at sea. Changes in ship construction and propulsion have compelled changes in food at sea, and Spalding’s book explores these changes in cargo ships, passenger ships, warships, and other types over the centuries in fascinating depth of detail. Selected passages from songs and poems, quotes from seafarers famous and obscure, and new insights into culinary history all add spice to the tale.

Fourteen

Fourteen
Author: Leslie Johansen Nack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1631529420

Winner of 5 independent book awards, including NIEA, Next Generation Indie, Independent Press Award, Beverly Hills Book Awards and Readers’ Favorites After her mother and father divorce at age seven, Leslie quickly learns the hard lessons of being Dad's favorite. The abuse begins at age nine and doesn't end until she begins to fight back, finally, at age fourteen. Her father, a larger-than-life Norwegian, assumed full custody of Leslie and her two sisters and moved the family from their 63-acre rustic ranch in Northern California to a 45-foot sailboat in Southern California. The family spent two years living aboard their boat preparing for the trip of their father's dreams: a trip around the world. On February 5, 1975, the family set sail for French Polynesia. Intense and inspiring, Fourteen is a coming-of-age adventure story about a young girl who comes into her own power, fights back against abuse, becomes an accomplished sailor, and falls in love with the ocean and the natural world. The outer voyage is a mirror of her inner journey, and her goal is to find the strength to endure in a dangerous world, and within a difficult family.