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Author: Elliot Snow
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1986-01-01
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780486251776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirsthand 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.
Author: Tracey West
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780448450551
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe reader determines what happens in a story about a character who sneaks aboard pirate Captain Rockhopper's ship and is discovered, in a text where a choice can be made between being sent back to the safety of Club Penguin or becoming a part of the crew on the expeditions of the ship.
Author: Yves Horeau
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 9780719561191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA must for any Tintin fan, this is both the official exhibition catalogue and a celebration of 75 years of the irrepressible boy reporter. From his first appearance in January 1929, the globe-trotting Tintin took to boats in his pursuit of adventure. Motor-launches and liners, cargo vessels and historic galleons: each is meticulously depicted by Hergé, who laboured over every detail. A new dimension, punctuated with a staggering repertoire of salty swear words - 'billions of blistering barnacles!' - came in 1940 with the introduction of Captain Haddock. From then on, with this loyal, whisky-loving companion, Tintin could hardly be a landlubber.
Author: Christoph Irmscher
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2022-08-19
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 022675667X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"John James Audubon's paintings of birds are as familiar as they are beautiful. But even among his admirers, many may be surprised to learn that Audubon was a gifted writer. In this one-of-a-kind anthology, Christoph Irmscher and Richard J. King have curated a collection of Audubon's coastal and sea writing, which represent Audubon's most compelling and evocative depictions of the natural world and early nineteenth-century American life. The collection is geographically diverse, bringing to light the variety of people and wildlife Audubon met or observed, pulling from the massive Ornithological Biography (1831-1839) as well as the "Autobiography" and journals. The editors supplement the selections with an instructive introduction and powerful coda, section headnotes, explanatory notes, and an appendix linking Audubon's species to current taxonomy and geographic ranges. The book is lavishly illustrated as well. There is much more in Audubon at Sea than descriptions of birds: we have stories of life aboard ship, of travel in early America and Audubon's work habits, the origins of iconic paintings, and, in the end, the carefully drawn commentary on a flawed and, at best, ambiguous hero"--
Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-08-30
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0743216679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 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.
Author: Eli Brown
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013-06-04
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0374123667
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1819, kidnapped chef Owen Wedgwood transforms meager shipboard supplies into sumptuous meals at the behest of his kidnapper, pirate queen Mad Hannah Mabbot, while she pushes her exhausted crew to track down a deadly privateer.
Author: Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780393037043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStephen Maturin brings Captain Jack Aubrey secret orders to lead an expedition against the French islands of Mauritius and La Reunion, but the conduct of two of his own officers threatens the success of the mission.
Author: Lisa Martin
Publisher:
Published: 2015-03-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781484447826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe high-seas adventures of two cat brothers.
Author: Sheila Seifert
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Published: 2020-10-06
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 1684282802
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 1 million sold in series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure and excitement. Each book whisks readers away on a new journey with cousins Patrick and Beth around the world and back in time. Patrick and Beth travel back in time in the Imagination Station to a grain ship in the Mediterranean Sea during the first century. A violent storm has been raging for fourteen days, and the ship is in danger of crashing into the African coastline or breaking up due to the crashing waves. On the ship, the cousins meet Paul, a prisoner on his way to Rome for trial, and his traveling companions. Paul tells everyone that God has told him that everyone on the ship will be saved . . . if they stick together. But the passengers are forced to abandon the ship and swim for shore when the ship runs aground. Will God’s promise come true?
Author: Daniel Miyares
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Published: 2021-11-09
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1984892851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHope doesn’t only want to listen to her father’s stories about his voyages at sea, she wants to be part of those stories. And so, unbeknownst to her parents, she stows away on her father's 19th-century merchant vessel. But look... The wind has picked up and the sky is darkening... Could there be such a thing as an adventure that is too exciting? Join high-spirited Hope on a trip of a lifetime in this exquisitely illustrated picture book that also captures the love between a father and child.
