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Price: $24.50
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Sale: $8.95
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Manufacturer: Shipwreck Heritage Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Priit J. Vesilind
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Publisher: Shipwreck Heritage Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 910.9175
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Publication Date: 2005-08-21
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: This book traces the dramatic history of the SS Republic, a paddlewheel steamship that sank in 1865 in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia with a reported $400,000 in gold and silver coins on board. Lost to history for 138 years, in 2003 the ship was located in deep water by Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa, Florida. The find has led to the recovery of more than 50,000 precious coins, worth an estimated $75 million to collectors today, plus thousands of fascinating artifacts reflecting the reunited nation just after the end of the Civil War. The story of the ship and its colorful past is mirrored by the story of the arduous search for the lost ship and the development of Odyssey, a shipwreck recovery company pioneering a new model for deep-sea archaeology.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $4.49
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Manufacturer: Freshwater Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Dwight Boyer
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Publisher: Freshwater Press
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Publication Date: 1977
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Reading Level: 208
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Manufacturer: Gary Gentile Productions
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Gary Gentile
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Publisher: Gary Gentile Productions
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.1230916346
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Publication Date: 1989-12
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Reading Level: 160
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $26.90
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Manufacturer: Ian Allan Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Debbie Beavis
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Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
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Dewey Decimal Number: 623
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Publication Date: 2002-12
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: The search for the definitive passenger list of Titanic has consumed researchers for 90 years. Lists marketed under various names invariably prove to be compilations drawn from several sources, often perpetuating earlier inaccuracies and with no citations whatsoever.
These documents are now scattered throughout archives in the UK, the USA and Canada, with most now being withdrawn from public access for safekeeping.
Drawing upon her extensive research, Debbie Beavis is able to demonstrate the reliability or otherwise of these documents whose accuracy has never previously been fully examined.
The information gleaned by comparing the US and British passenger records is astounding. In this book she demonstrates that any two entries for the same person were often far from identical and that any attempt to arrive at a complete list of passengers was futile. For many passengers not only was there contradictory evidence of their personal details and fate that night, but similar confusion as to whether they even sailed at all.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $19.77
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Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Pamela Sisman Bitterman
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Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 910.41
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Publication Date: 2004-11-01
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Reading Level: 346
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Description: Of the legions of wayfarers who shared in the tall ship Sofia's diverse and colorful history, only seventeen were on board when she went down. Of those who survived to tell the tale, none has . . . until now.
More than twenty-five years ago, Pamela Bitterman began her journey on board a 123-foot, sixty-year-old sailing ship being readied for its second global circumnavigation.
Bitterman's initial voyage, during which Hurricane Kendra chased the schooner miles off course to Bermuda, did not impel her to retreat home. Instead, she immersed herself in this created space between the life of a tall ship sailor, world traveler, and adventurer. Her narrative describes rare gatherings with Cuna Indians in the Gulf of San Blas, the discovery of original ancient tikis hidden away in the Marquesas, and a treasured offering of traditional tapa cloth from island natives. Bitterman's experiences also give readers insight into a time of civil unrest in Latin America, including a frightening road trip through Mexico and Central America, and the chaos during the final stages of the treaty that returned control of the Canal Zone back to Panama. The drama ensues with the arrest of the entire Sofia crew in two different countries, a bout with dengue fever, and a near-mutiny in New Zealand before the final voyage.
The details of events from this journey endure as vividly today as when Bitterman was a naive "shellback" swabbie, later ship's bos'un, and finally acting first mate. In the end, she was merely one on a life raft of grateful survivors.
Sailing to the Far Horizon draws on original journal entries, photographs, and excerpts from official Coast Guard documents that chronicle the fascinating enigma that was the Sofia and its dramatic end.
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $3.98
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Manufacturer: Seattle Miracle Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Bruce M. Caplan
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Publisher: Seattle Miracle Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 910.91634
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Publication Date: 1998-03
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Reading Level: 222
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Description: The very first narrative published after the Titanic's demise!
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $16.99
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Manufacturer: US Naval Institute Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David Miller
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Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 941
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Publication Date: 1995-07
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Reading Level: 259
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Price: $9.94
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Sale: $6.17
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Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Steve A Santini
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Publisher: AuthorHouse
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Dewey Decimal Number: 900
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Publication Date: 2000-08-10
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Reading Level: 123
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Description: Titanic: Touchstones of a Tragedy stands alone in the genre of books on the legendary ship thanks to its abundant use of artifacts and memorabilia not previously seen by those beguiled by the doomed White Star Liner. With his use of these striking images and a wealth of facts to tell the Titanic's near mythic tale in a novel way, author Santini presents readers with a museum's worth of Titanic treasures-all between the covers of a book.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $9.06
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Manufacturer: Trails Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Benjamin J. Shelak
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Publisher: Trails Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 973
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Publication Date: 2003-02-01
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Reading Level: 228
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Description: An excellent addition to any maritime history collection! Vintage maps and illustrations, historic photos, and detailed charts highlight this extensive volume. Featured are detailed accounts of disasters involving significant loss of life or property, or those that were particularly harrowing. This is the most comprehensive, accurate collection of information ever compiled about the legendary wrecks on Lake Michigan from 1800 to present.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $4.55
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Manufacturer: Thunder Bay Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: James L. Donahue
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Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
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Edition: 2nd Rep
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Dewey Decimal Number: 977
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Publication Date: 1996-06-25
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Reading Level: 161
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Description: Great Lakes historian James L. Donahue gives readers a rare and exciting glimpse of life on the Great Lakes in the fateful year of 1871. But it is much more than just a collection of stories about the vessels that were lost between Duluth and Quebec and from Oswego to Chicago. The stories in this book take a slice out of Great Lakes history and paint a broad view of what was happening during the dynamic years after the Civil War. The stories are true accounts about the hundreds of disasters and near-disasters that happened in just one year. They also look into the way politics of the period affected shipping, the lumber empire and the opening of a way for larger ships and heavier cargos. Steaming Through Smoke and Fire examines the living conditions - and unfortunately, the dying conditions - of the sailors. Read about the true adventure and drama of the Great Lakes: The terror of a night fire at sea aboard the burning propeller J. Barber on Lake Michigan! The strange curse on the hoodoo ship Maine which burned three times, sank once, and then blew up! Dare to step aboard the doomed tugboat B. B. Jones before it blew itself to atoms at Port Huron!
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