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DISASTER ON THE MISSISSIPPI: The Sultana Explosion, April 27, 1865
Salecker, Gene Eric
1996, HC, 368 pages, 29 photos. 2 maps. Glossary. Bibilog. ISBN 1-55750-739-2, 6x9
On 27 April 1865, the sidewheel steamboat Sultana's boilers exploded and more than 1, 700 people died-the worst marine
disaster in U. S. history. Most of the victims in the heavily overcrowded boat were recently released Union prisioners-of
-war. This book looks at the tragedy through the eyes of the victims that survived and their recuers. Price $35. 00 + S/H
BRITAIN'S MARITIME MEMORIAL'S & MEMENTOES: (import)
Saunders, David
1997, HC, 224 pages, 150 b/w illus. ISBN 1-85260-466-2
This survey of more than 1, 400 memorials gives a fascinating insight into Britian's maritime history, from the Dark Ages
to the present day. Dedicated to all of those whose only memorial is the sea, the book has entries commemorating
shipping disasters, lifeboat losses, and the dead of two World Wars, but there are also others celebrating the builders of great vessels, lighthouse engineers, explorers and merchants. Price $44.95 +S/H. ;
FROM AMERICA TO UNITED STATES: S/S AMERICA-S/S UNITED STATES. (import)
Sawyer, L. A. and W. H. Mitchell
1984/1986 Respectively. Part three/Part Four ISBN 0-905617312/090561738X
;The History of the long-range Merchant shipbuilding Programme of the United States Maritime Commission (1937-1952
)in four parts. Parts one and Parts two have sold out. Parts three and four are in limited supply. Part Three, PB, 112 pages
. Include the following type ships: C-3, V-Tugs, L-6 Lakers, Wood and Concrete Types, Derrick Barges and Rail-Car
Floats. Part Four, PB, 140 pages. Includes N-3 (Coastal, S (special types), Post-War Liners. Great Lakes Ships. C3-S-DX1
prototypes. Index of ships and shipyards. If ordering seperately please specify which part, Three or Four. Price $20. 00 each Vol. + S/H (import)
HISTORY of the FASTNET ROCK LIGHTHOUSES, (import)
Scott, C. W. ; The Engineer to the Commissioner
HC, (unpaginated) @ 122 pages, 10x12 ½
Drawn up by desire of THE COMMISSIONER OF IRISH LIGHTS. Illustrated with thirty-five reproductions of
photographs to which are appended thirty-four plates of reduced copies of working drawings. First published in 1906. This edition limited to 500 copies, published in 1993. Price $80. 00 + S/H
OCEAN LINER ODYSSEY, 1958-1969 (import)
Scull, Theodore W.
1998, PB, 88 Pages, Index, ISBN 0-9518656-9-2
This is a liner book with a difference. Ted Scull, well known to readers of his SHIPS MONTHLY column, tell us what it
was really like to travel on the great passenger ships in their declining, but still glorous years. His voyages ranged from
the staggering luxury of first class on the French Lines Liberte and Flandre to the austerity of third class on Royal Mail's
Amazon. Other ships include the Queen Elizabeth, the QE2 in her maiden season, Rotterdam, France, CristoforoColombo,
Sylvania, Bremen, Hanseatic, Kungsh olm and more. Truly, a fascinating record of a lost era. 132 b/w illustrations. Price $21.95 + S/H;
STEAMING EAST, (import)
Searight, Sarah
1991, HC, 294 pages, illustrated, ISBN 0 370 31497 2
Remarkable story of the 100 year struggle to forge rail and steamship links between Europe and India, from the first
steam-powered ships to the opening of the Suez Canal and the building of rail lines through India's North-West Frontier. Price $36.95 + S/H
The Golden Age of Ocean Liners
Server, Lee
1996. HC. 80 pages. Index. (8 1/2" X 12 1/4")ISBN o-7651-9776-6
THE GOLDEN AGE OF OCEAN LINERS tells the remarkable story of the international competition to build the world's
fastest, largest, and most luxurious ships, and captures in 97 vivid illustrations the glamour of;this extraordinary era. Period artwork and photographs. Price $15. 00 + S/H;
U. S. LIFE-SAVING SERVICE, THE
Shanks, Ralph & York, Wick
1996, PB, 262 pages, 446 illust. , maps, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-930268-16-4
Subtitled"Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard, " this very complete record of the people,
technology, architecture and exploits of the U. S. Life-Saving Service is a larg-format book illustrated with 446
photographs and maps. Stations listed, 41 on tne New Jersey coast, 31 on Lake Michigan, 13 on Cape Cod. When
coasting vessels numbered in the tens of thousands, , the stations and their beach patrols were a necessity, surfmen managed dramatic rescues, many of which are recounted here. ;Price $21.95 + S/H
JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1989-90 (9"X13")
Sharpe RN, Captain Richard (Edited by)
1990. HC. 826 pages. Index Ships/Class. ISBN 0-7106-0886-1
Jane's Fighting Ships was founded in 1897 by Fred T Janes and has become;the most reliable source of the Worlds
Fighting Ships. This volumn includes, Fighting Ships of the world listed by country, also includes marine aircraft,
submarines and vessels of the U. S. Military Sealift Command, also vessels of the United States Coast Guard. This title was originally publish at $170. 00 Price $90. 00 + S/H
RECORDS OF MERCHANT SHIPPING AND SEAMEN
Smith, C/Watts, T. and Watts, M. J.
1998. PB. 131 pages (7. 5x9. 5") ISBN 1-873162-49-9
This new and fully illus. Reader'Guide will be an indispensable tool for anyone interested in merchant ships and seamen
from the sixteenth century, with particular emphasis on newly released twentieth century records. The complex
registration records for both ships and men which commonly baffle the average user are fully explained and illustrated,
together with Crew Lists and agreements now scattered throughout a number of repositories in this country (UK}and
abroad. How to look for information about maritime disasters such as Titanic/Lusitania. Price $25.00 + S/H (import)
SAILOR'S WORD BOOK:A dictionary of Nautical Terms. (import)
Smyth, Admiral W. H.
1996 (orig. pub. 1867)HB, 744 pages. ISBN 0-85177-694-9
A remarkable glossary of 14, 000 nautical words and terms, in alphabetical order, which first appeared back in 1867, and
there is still nothing like it. Every aspect of ships and the sea is provided for warships, merchant vessels, small
craftseamanship, navigation, weather, naval design, construction and fittings. We also get a taste of Natural history in
the reference to marine birds and fishes. To know what a"gallied whale" is, when in the Persian Gulf to know a "shimal wind" from a "shurgee". ;Price $29.95 + S/H
LONGITUDE (4. 75"X 7. 75")
Sobel, Dava
1995. HC. 184 pages. Sources. Index. ISBN 0-8027-1312-2
The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time. Longitude is the dramatic human
story of an epic scientific quest, and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, know today
as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking. Price $22.50 + S/H
THE ASPINWALL EMPIRE
Somerville, Duncan S.
1983, PB, 129 pages, 29 illus. appendix, notes, bibliography. ISBN 0-913372-29-3
The maritime empire created by William H. Aspinwall helped shape the course of American history. Aspinwall's notable
career:his entry into the shipping business in the 1830's;his championship of early clipper ship designs in the 1840's;his
establishment of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. (fore-runner to the present day American President Line), and the
Panama Railroad in the 1850's. A must reading for any serious student of the American Merchant Marine. Price $11.95 +S/H
A HISTORY OF THE DUNDEE, PERTH & LONDON SHIPPING CO, LTD.
Somner, Graeme
1995. PB. 148 pages. Index of Ships. ISBN 0-905617-63-0
History also includes a list of associated shipping companies. Ships of this company were seen not only on the British
coast but in Europe and the ports of Eastern Canada between the Artic and the Great Lakes. 148 pages:200 ships:100 photographs. Price $30.95 + S/H (import)
OLD TIME STEAM COASTING, (import)
Spargo, O. G. & T. H. Thomason
1994, HC, 138 pages, ISBN 0 905184 07 6
An eye witness account of life in Liverpool steam coasters in the 1920s and 1930s. Between them the authors have made
a tremendous contribution to the field of maritime and social history, for their sharp and detailed accounts provide us
with a wealth of important information of the kind which is far too often omitted from shippins histories. . . . SHIPS
MONTHLY. The coasting trade, ships, and crews fully described. 6 colour plates, 5 plans and numerous sketches, photos and voyage charts. Price $31.95 + S/H
TRANSATLANTIC PADDLE STEAMERS (import)
Spratt, H. Philip , B. Sc. , A. S. M. E.
Details of 32 vessels, 9 plates, appendices. ISBN 0 85174 158 4
First published 1951-2nd edition 1967. The whole era of paddle-wheel propulsion on the Atlantic covered, from the
famous American SAVANNAH of 1818 to the last Cunard paddle steamer SCOTIA. of 1861, and the last French Line
paddle steamers. The plates are reproductions of contemporary prints and models in the collection of the Science
Museum, London. Four tables of historical and technical data, machinery, and service are listed in the appendices. Price $25. 00 + S/H
HISTORIC SHIPS (UK), (import)
Stammers, M. K.
PB, 32 pages, 28 illustrations, ISBN 0 7478 0249 1
A wealth of material survives about all kinds of ships and boats and about shipbuilding, navigation and the seaman's
way of life. The author lists the museums (UK) where much of this material can be seen and gives details of the many full-size vessels which are open to the public. Price $5.95 + S/H
TUGS AND TOWAGE, UK (import)
Stammers, M. K.
PB, 32 pages, 43 illustrations. ISBN 0 7478 0039 1
A tug's main job is to tow other floating vessels. This book outlines the history from their origins at the beginning of the
nineteenth century to the present day and how their role, always difficult and dangerous, has developed to the point they can manage oil rigs in the ocean. Price 6.95 + S/H
WEST COAST SHIPPING, (import)
Stammers, M. K.
PB, 88 pages, 104 illustrations. ISBN 0 85263 642 3
This is a revised edition of a photographic survey of the ships, seamen, and ports of the west coast of England and
Wales from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Over a hundred historic photo's depict the heyday of sail
and steam at ports like Bristol, Portmadoc, Runcorn, Liverpool, Whitehaven, and Maryport. Price $8.95 + S/H
AMERICAN MARITIME DOCUMENTS- 1776-1860
Stein, Douglas L.
1992, PB, 158 pages, 119 illus. appendix, bibliography. ISBN 0-913372-62-5
This book represents a unique addition to the literature of our maritime past. Written by Mystic Seaport Museum's
Curator of Manuscripts, it is intended to assist in identifying documents that were common in the conduct of America's
shipping industry from 1776-1860. Will appeal to students, educators, manuscript dealers and collectors, librarians, ;archivists, and anyone else with an interest in maritime documents. ;Price $20. 00 + S/H
GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC;Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast.
Stick, David
1952, HC, 276 pages, reference, index. ISBN 0-8078-0622-6
A vivid chronicle of the hundereds of dramatic losses and heroic rescues off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, from the
early days of sailing ships to the great hurricane of 1899 to U-boat attacks during WW2. Price $19.95 + S/H
SHIPBUILDERS OF ESSEX, THE:A Chronicle of Yankee Endeavor
Story, Dana A.
1995, HC, (9x10), 408 pages, 70 illus. appendix, maps, vessel list, index. ISBN 0-938459-090
Renowned as the creators of New England's great fishing schooners, ;documents in text, appendixes, photos and other
illus. the rise of the trade from 1634 to its glory days in the final decades of the nineteenth;century, and its decline in the
first four decades of this century. Dana Story, has a well deserved reputation for his thurough historical research. Price $39.95 + S/H
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