Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia
Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia

Author: Herbert Warington Smyth

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9781342596819

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Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia - Scholar's Choice Edition
Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia - Scholar's Choice Edition

Author: Herbert Warington Smyth

Publisher: Scholar's Choice

Published: 2015-02-08

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9781293943175

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Remarkable Hybrid Maritime World of Hong Kong and the West River Region in the Late Qing Period
The Remarkable Hybrid Maritime World of Hong Kong and the West River Region in the Late Qing Period

Author: Sze Hang Choi

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9004341161

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Focusing on the hybrid maritime world of Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta and West River in the last two decades of the late Qing period, this work tells a vivid trading and competition story of previously unknown private Chinese traders and junk masters. This challenges the prevailing view of the domination of China’s maritime trade by modern foreign steamships. Making use of unpublished Kowloon Maritime Customs and British diplomatic records in the late 19th and early 20th century, Henry Sze Hang Choi convincingly shows how these private Chinese traders flexibly adopted to the foreign-dominated maritime customs agencies and treaty port system in defending their Chinese homeland stronghold against the invasion of foreign economic power.

True Spirit
True Spirit

Author: Jessica Watson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-09-07

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1451616325

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*Now a Netflix film* The inspiring true story of Jessica Watson—an Australian teenager who set out to sail solo around the world! On May 15, 2010, after 210 days at sea and more than 22,000 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her 33-foot boat triumphantly back to land. She had done it. She was the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted, and nonstop around the world. Jessica spent years preparing for this moment, years focused on achieving her dream. Yet only eight months before, she collided with a 63,000-ton freighter. It seemed to many that she’d failed before she’d even begun, but Jessica brushed herself off, held her head high, and kept going. Told in Jessica’s own words, True Spirit is the story of her epic voyage. It tells how a young girl, once afraid of everything, decided to test herself on an extraordinary adventure that included gale-force winds, mountainous waves, hazardous icebergs, and extreme loneliness on a vast sea, with no land in sight and no help close at hand. True Spirit is an inspiring story of risk, guts, determination, and achievement that ultimately proves we all have the power to live our dreams—no matter how big or small.

Piracy on the High Seas
Piracy on the High Seas

Author: Diane Yancey

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Published: 2012-01-06

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 142050679X

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An entertaining and informative look at piracy throughout the centuries, this edition examines the real-life experiences of pirates and pirate hunters. Tales focus on piracy committed in the Caribbean, the Barbary Coast, and Asia, with a chapter devoted to modern piracy in areas like Somalia and the Strait of Malacca. Author Diane Yancey examines how the lives of pirates and their often brutal behavior contrast with romantic portrayals of maritime outlaws. Female pirates are also described, as well as the variety of superstitions that pirates had about women and how this affected their position within the pirate community.

The Cornish Fishing Industry
The Cornish Fishing Industry

Author: John McWilliams

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2014-05-15

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 144563824X

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Mining and Fishing have been the staple industries of Cornwall for two millennia. John McWilliams looks at the rise and decline of Cornish fishing in this new history.