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212 pp; with 171 outstanding photographs; of which 25 are in full-color; superb overview which tells the story of each vessel listed; which were remarkedly photographed by R. Bruce Grice; with detailed end-paper maps of Solent/English Channel and Southampton Docks SOUTHAMPTON SHIPPING: WITH PORTSMOUTH, POOLE AND WEYMOUTH
Grice, R. Bruce and Hutchings, David F.
London: Carmania Press, 2006. 212 pp; with 171 outstanding photographs; of which 25 are in full-color; superb overview which tells the story of each.. more
Price: $65.00
112 pp; details of many of the ships that cruised out of Australian ports from the early 1970's up to 2000 and all the cruise liers that have been in local waters since 2001; as well as those that were scheduled for service in 2007 and 2008. Each vessel has a full-page of text along with a full-color photo. Includes Errata slip. In full-color photo wraps. AUSTRALIAN CRUISE SHIPS
Plowman, Peter
NSW, Australia: Rosenberg Publishing Pty. Ltd., 2007. 112 pp; details of many of the ships that cruised out of Australian ports from the early 1970's up to.. more
Price: $25.00
369 pp; remarkable sage of shipbuilding through three centuries in the small New England town of Essex, Massachusetts; well-illustrated with b & w photos, reproductions of documents, etc. THE SHIPBUILDERS OF ESSEX: A CHRONICLE OF YANKEE ENDEAVOR
Story, Dana A.
Gloucester, MA: Ten Pound Island Book Company, 1995. 369 pp; remarkable sage of shipbuilding through three centuries in the small New England town of Essex, Massachusetts; well-illustrated with.. more
Price: $35.00
320 pp; superbly writen history and extensive reference of the Maine Maritime Academy and her training ships; from it's inception in 1941 to the time of writing; includes all fourteen training ships from the schooner MATTIE (built in 1882 and still active) to present day; profusely illustrated with over 200 b & w photos and drawings; appendices with cruise histories, vessel statistics, bibliography etc. HERITAGE OF THE SEA: THE TRAINING SHIPS OF MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY
Jaffee, Capt. Walter W.
Palo Alto, CA: The Glencannon Press, 2000. 320 pp; superbly writen history and extensive reference of the Maine Maritime Academy and her training ships; from it's inception.. more
Price: $40.00
107 pp; lavish, full-color overview of the RADISSON SEVEN SEAS CRUISES vessel, the SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR: SIX STARS ON THE OCEAN A DREAM CRUISE SHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Eliseo, Maurizio
London: Carmania Press, 2001. 107 pp; lavish, full-color overview of the RADISSON SEVEN SEAS CRUISES vessel, the SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR .. more
Price: $45.00
306 pp; fine overview of shipbuilding in Colonial America; without which, American commerce could not have obtained the level of maturity it did before the Revolution; 126 pp of detailed shipping tables, bibliography, etc. intended for both historian and maritime enthusiast SHIPBUILDING IN COLONIAL AMERICA
Goldenberg, Joseph A.
Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1976. 306 pp; fine overview of shipbuilding in Colonial America; without which, American commerce could not have obtained the level of.. more
Price: $35.00
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