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Smoke And Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories
LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDHILL HISTORY PRIZE 'An acerbic, compelling and always accessible account of how opium corrupted the world' TLS'The writing is sublime, the research thorough, the eye for story...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
Mrs Ricketson's Whaling Journal
$80.00 AUD
Author: Old Dartmouth Historical SocietyBinding: Other bindingPublished: Self-published, 1958Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a whaling family...
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive...
How To Read Water: Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea
A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book'Jam-packed with information, this book will fascinate sailors, fishers, birders, naturalists, hikers, and anyone interested in the natural world.' - Forbes'This study of rivers, lakes,...
Racers of the Deep: The Yankee Clippers and Bluenose Clippers on the Australian Run 1852-1869
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Ship Decoration 1630-1780
This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work - figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design - carried by the ships of the major maritime states of...
A Short Account of a Voyage Round the Globe in H.M.S. Calcutta, 1803-1804
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Author: Nicholas PateshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Queensberry Hill Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed account of the voyage of H.M.S. Calcutta, which...
Once Is Enough
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Author: Miles SmeetonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsOnce Is Enough is an account of Miles Smeeton's experiences aboard the...
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth...
The Empire of Necessity
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Arctic Warriors: A Personal Account of Convoy PQ18
Author: Alfred Grossmith MasonFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 224 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014In mid-1942 Alfred Grossmith Mason became navigation/ Gunnery Officer on SS Empire Baffin,...
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: The story of a sporting icon
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Blackout
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Dead Men Tapping: The End of the Heather Lynne II
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Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862 (CLASSICS OF NAVAL LITERATURE)
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Author: Robert Greenhalgh AlbionBinding: HardbackPublished: Naval Institute Press, 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the critical timber supply issues faced by the Royal Navy...
British Naval Administration in the Age of Walpole
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Author: Daniel A. BaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1965Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a historical analysis of the challenges faced by the...
The Long Farewell
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Armidale '42: A Survivor's Account
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Caliban Shore
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My Lively Lady
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Author: Alec Rosebinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Publishing Company, 1968Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsMy Lively Lady is book by Alec Rose, published in 1968.
Ocean Liners of the Past: Cunard Express Liners "Lusitania" and "Mauretania" No. 2
$60.00 AUD
Author: Patrick Stephensbinding: HardbackPublished: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1970Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerThis hardcover book, published in 1970, features fold-out maps still attached...
H.M. Bark Endeavour
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The Terrible Hours: The Man behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
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Daniel Solander
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The Channel: The Remarkable Men and Women Who Made It the Most Fascinating Waterway in the World
Author: Charlie Connelly Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'A wonderfully quirky history' SUNDAY TIMES 'The perfect read while you wait for your summer holiday to begin' MAIL ON SUNDAY...
Who Sank the Sydney?
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"Endeavour": The Story of Captain Cook's First Great Epic Voyage
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A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History
Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES...
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
Author: Julian Sancton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A new classic of extreme endurance - Into Thin Air meets The Perfect Storm in 19th century Antarctica **A Times Best...
Nature's Argonaut: Daniel Solander 1733-1782
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Adventures on the High Seas
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U-Boat Far From Home
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A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War
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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived
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Fragile Paradise: The Discovery of Fletcher Christian, Bounty Mutineer
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Australasian Wreck Mail
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A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War
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Heavy Metal: The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard Workers Who Build America's Supercarriers
Author: Michael Fabey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 An extraordinary story of American can-do, an inside look at the building of the most dangerous aircraft carrier in the world,...
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942
Author: Max Hastings Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by...
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
Author: Roger Crowley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in...
The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific
Author: Brandon Presser Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 For fans of The Wager and Mutiny on the Bounty comes a thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at...
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
Author: Laurence Bergreen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 "FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely." -New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice In this grand and thrilling narrative, the...
Bligh: Master Mariner
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Hell Ship: The true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history
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The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks
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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theater on H. M. Armed Vessel Bounty
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Seashaken Houses: A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet
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