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Sailors of the Cloud Ships

Author : David Fooks
Publisher : BookLocker.com, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Sailors of the Cloud Ships written by David Fooks and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Sail wrought the greatest change to the world in the history of mankind; possibly until the Age of Space Exploration. From 1450 to 1850 the Western world experienced explosive and violent change, most of it brought about by the great sailing ships of the era, and driven by the personal ambition for power and riches in a handful of men and women, who in many cases didn’t have a clue what they were getting into. Today, this exciting era receives just superficial coverage; names, dates and what was accomplished. But, behind these were real people, and digging into their lives can bring up startling facts: Columbus spent much of his life as a pirate. Magellan wasn’t the first to circumvent the globe. Horatio Nelson, England’s greatest naval hero, suffered from violent seasickness. America’s most famous lightkeeper, recognized for saving as many as 32 drowning men over 52 years, was a woman. Women served as crew in the British Navy, and fought alongside their husbands; a two-year-old boy served as a midshipman, and babies were born on Nelson's flagship during both the Battles of Trafalgar and the Nile. The British monarchy financed and provided oversight for the largest slave transport company in history. History can be humorous, surprising, and even shocking, and, it is anything but dull.

Sailors of the Cloud Ships

Author : David Fooks
Publisher : Booklocker.com
ISBN 13 : 9781958890639
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Sailors of the Cloud Ships written by David Fooks and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosive history of sailing ships, and the men, and women, who sailed them, witnessed the greatest changes that the world has ever experienced. The stories of the Age of Sail are far more interesting than what you learned in school.

Flying Cloud

Author : David W. Shaw
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061873888
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Flying Cloud written by David W. Shaw and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying Cloud is the riveting and thoroughly researched tale of a truly unforgettable sea voyage during the days of the California gold rush. In 1851, navigator Eleanor Creesy set sail on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud, traveling from New York to San Francisco in only 89 days. This swift passage set a world record that went unbroken for more than a century. Upon arrival in San Francisco, Flying Cloud became an enduring symbol of a young nation's daring frontier spirit. Illustrated with original maps and charts as well as historical photographs, Shaw's compelling narrative captures the drama of this thrilling adventure. In a position almost unheard of for a woman in the mid-19th century, Eleanor Creesy served as the ship's navigator. With only the sun, planets, and stars to guide her, she brought Flying Cloud safely around Cape Horn at the height of a winter blizzard, faced storms, dodged shoals, and found her way through calms to make the swift passage possible. Along with her husband, Josiah, the ship's captain, she sailed the mighty 3-masted clipper through 16,000 miles of the fiercest, most unpredictable oceans in the world. Shaw vividly recreates 19th-century seafaring conditions and customs, for both the crew and the passengers who entrusted their fate to an untested ship. Including excerpts from letters and diaries of passengers, Shaw recounts Flying Cloud's victory in the face of adversity—including sabotage, insubordination, and severe damage to the clipper's mainmast that might have sunk her with all hands lost. But the ship triumphed and would ultimately sail the world. Flying Cloud brings to life, for the first time, the glory of one of America's most important seafaring tales and one woman's incredible achievements.

Donald McKay and His Famous Sailing Ships

Author : Richard C. McKay
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486144291
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Donald McKay and His Famous Sailing Ships written by Richard C. McKay and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVRare and valuable study reveals accomplishments of great 19th-century shipbuilder in era of sailing packet and clipper ship. 58 superb illustrations, including plans, models, maps, etc. /div

Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World

Author : Otmar Schäuffelen
Publisher : Hearst Books
ISBN 13 : 9781588163844
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World written by Otmar Schäuffelen and published by Hearst Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come sailing with Chapman, on the pages of an expansive, attractively illustrated reference to large, and frequently famous, sailboats from around the globe. Enthusiasts will find completely up-to-date information on these extremely popular boats, more than 450 color photos, and descriptions of different types of sailing ships and rigging. Each craft listed features a full-color picture, details, and statistics, accompanied by facts and figures on its home port, the year it was built, the names of the owner and crew, plus rigging, tonnage, mast, sails, and use.

The Sailing Ships of New England, 1607-1907

Author : John Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailing Ships of New England, 1607-1907 written by John Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors

Author : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors by : Ralph Delahaye Paine

Download or read book The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a fascinating history of the American merchant marine. The book contains thrilling stories about brave Americans, their love for the sea, and adventures at sea in the 1600s and 1800s. In this book, the author focuses on American merchantmen, the American navy, privateers, and fishermen, as well as discussing the American revolution and post-revolutionary war dangers to merchantmen and the Federal legislation enacted to promote and protect the American sea trade. The book contains the following: Colonial Adventures in Little Ships - The Privateers of '76 - Out Cutlases and Board - The Famous Days of Salem Port - Yankee Vikings and New Trade Routes - Free Trade and Sailors' Rights - The Brilliant Era of 1812 - The Packet Ships of the "Roaring Forties" - The Stately Clippers and her Glory - Bound Coastwise.

Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder, Donald McKay

Author : Richard C. McKay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder, Donald McKay written by Richard C. McKay and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

India Directory, Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, and the Interjacent Ports

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Author : James Horsburgh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book India Directory, Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, and the Interjacent Ports written by James Horsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sailors' Magazine and Seamen's Friend

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailors' Magazine and Seamen's Friend written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Black Sailor, White Navy

Author : John Darrell Sherwood
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814708587
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Black Sailor, White Navy written by John Darrell Sherwood and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is hard to determine what dominated more newspaper headlines in America during the 1960s and early ‘70s: the Vietnam War or America’s turbulent racial climate. Oddly, however, these two pivotal moments are rarely examined in tandem. John Darrell Sherwood has mined the archives of the U.S. Navy and conducted scores of interviews with Vietnam veterans — both black and white — and other military personnel to reveal the full extent of racial unrest in the Navy during the Vietnam War era, as well as the Navy’s attempts to control it. During the second half of the Vietnam War, the Navy witnessed some of the worst incidents of racial strife ever experienced by the American military. Sherwood introduces us to fierce encounters on American warships and bases, ranging from sit-down strikes to major race riots. The Navy’s journey from a state of racial polarization to one of relative harmony was not an easy one, and Black Sailor, White Navy focuses on the most turbulent point in this road: the Vietnam War era.

Explanations and Sailing Directions to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts

Author : Matthew Fontaine Maury
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explanations and Sailing Directions to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts written by Matthew Fontaine Maury and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sailor's Horn-book for the Law of Storms

Author : Henry Piddington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Sailor's Horn-book for the Law of Storms written by Henry Piddington and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Sailing Ships

Author : Charles Gerard Davis
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486246582
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book American Sailing Ships written by Charles Gerard Davis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.

Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports

Author : James Horsburgh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108077285
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports written by James Horsburgh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The standard nineteenth-century mariner's directory, charting the routes to India and China, reissued here in its 1809-11 first edition.

Tall Ship Sailor

Author : Dan Hayden
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 166322403X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book Tall Ship Sailor written by Dan Hayden and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To a regular passerby, the ship seemed as if it was a lonesome thing, abandoned and forgotten. The disarray of normally taut lines and sheets that hung loosely from their spars suggested the ship had been inactive and somewhat neglected. A traditionally active sailing vessel, normally full of human activity, was now quiet and dormant, aching for action and people to occupy her decks. The wind from the busy harbor whistled by her wooden masts and through her hundreds of lines making an eerie sound. The gentle rocking of the ship creaked in unison as the waves lapped against the wharf’s old wooden piers. The Defiant waited. Soon there would be an opportunity.

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

Author : James D. Hornfischer
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 030748730X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors written by James D. Hornfischer and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2008-11-12 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’ s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history. In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno. Praise for The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors “One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years, this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers. . . . Exalting American sailors and pilots as they richly deserve. . . . Reads like a very good action novel.”—Publishers Weekly “Reads as fresh as tomorrow's headlines. . . . Hornfischer's captivating narrative uses previously classified documents to reconstruct the epic battle and eyewitness accounts to bring the officers and sailors to life.”—Texas Monthly “Hornfischer is a powerful stylist whose explanations are clear as well as memorable. . . . A dire survival-at-sea saga.”—Denver Post “In The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, James Hornfischer drops you right into the middle of this raging battle, with 5-inch guns blazing, torpedoes detonating and Navy fliers dive-bombing. . . . The overall story of the battle is one of American guts, glory and heroic sacrifice.”—Omaha World Herald