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- COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, Clare Francis, A very small woman
- racing single-handed across the Atlantic.
-
-
- COME WIND OR WEATHER, Clare Francis, 1979 She skippers a Swan
- 65 in the Whitbread.
-
-
- MATE IN SAIL, James Gaby, Reminiscences of a lifetime in square-rigged
- sail by an Australian shipmaster. (sm).
-
-
- MASTER OF THE MOVING SEA, Gladys Gowlland, The memoirs of
- Peter Mathieson, ship captain, compiled by his daughter-in-law. (sm).
-
-
- DOVE, Robin Lee Graham, Graham set off at the age of 16 to sail around
- the world alone in a 24 foot Ranger sloop. He returned several years later
- as a young married man in a Luders 33. He and his wife then dropped out,
- built a lean-to in the mountains somewhere and raised a daughter named
- Quimby (no kidding), and later a son called Benjamin. His story was also
-
-
-
- 68
-
-
-
-
- chronicled in a series of National Geographic articles in the late 60's that
- fueled a good many of my youthful fantasies.(wms, with help from gv).
-
-
- WANDERER, Sterling Hayden, Hayden's Autobiography. (gm).
-
-
- THE SEA GETS BLUER, Peter Heaton, 1965 A good survey of cruising
- and circumnavigation literature.
-
-
- CRUISING UNDER SAIL, Eric Hiscock, (3rd edition, including
- "Voyaging Under Sail"). Still the "Bible" even though it is now dated.
- This book has more useful information on every possible aspect of
- cruising and voyaging than any other source. It could also come under
- several other categories in this listing as it covers everything from basic
- boat design to celestial navigation. A book I wouldn't sail without.
-
-
- AT ONE WITH THE SEA, Naomi James, 1978 A young woman
- single-handing a rather large boat while her husband skippered in the
- Whitbread. Naomi James was the first woman to sail single-handed
- around the world via Cape Horn. The voyage began from Dartmouth in
- September 1977, and ended in June 1978 (after 272 days). Her book of the
- voyage is "At One with the Sea", published in NZ by Hutchison (ISBN 0
- 09 138440 0). The book is a damn good read. I strongly recommend it.
-
-
- NO PARTICULAR TITLE, Tristan Jones, All his books are good.
-
-
- ONE HAND FOR YOURSELF, ONE FOR THE SHIP, Tristan Jones,
- The best book on singlehanding. Jones is opinionated and eccentric to say
- the least, and old fashioned as well. He is a sailor of vast experience,
- however, and has many good ideas.
-
-
- TITLE UNKNOWN, Robin Knox-Johnson.
-
-
- NO PARTICULAR TITLE, Larry and Lin Pardey, All of their books are
- pretty informative.
-
-
- ALL IN THE SAME BOAT AND STILL IN THE SAME BOAT, Paul
- Howard Fiona McCall, late 80's Excellent story of family of four
- circumnavigating in a 30' steel junk-rigged boat.
-
-
- SHACKELTON'S BOAT JOURNEY, E.F. Middleton, The most
- remarkable small-boat journey you'll ever read about. Understated
- writing style emphasizes the enormity of the trip.
-
-
- THE BOAT WHO WOULDN'T FLOAT, Farley Mowat, Newfoundland
- Experiences(tl).
-
-
- THE-GREY-SEAS-UNDER, Farley Mowat, WWII Tugboats, N.
-
-
-
- 69
-
-
-
-
- Atlantic(tl).
-
-
- THE LAST GRAIN RACE, Eric Newby, Story of a Cape Horn passage
- aboard the giant four-masted barque Moshulu in 1938. Recently reprinted
- by International Marine.(sm).
-
-
- ONE WATCH AT A TIME, Skip Novack, Novack was the skipper of
- Drum during the 1986 Whitbread and this is the whole story from the
- time the boat was bought by rock star Simon Le Bon and his managers to
- the fitting out, the Fastnet Race disaster in which Drum lost her keel and
- capsized, the Whitbread where she began to fall apart during a storm,
- and ultimate third overall finish. A good read with lots of color
- photographs. (wms).
-
-
- PASSAGEMAKING HANDBOOK, John Rains and Patricia Miller, The
- nuts and bolts of preparing for a long passage. Oriented toward delivery
- work but applicable to any kind of offshore cruising, especially that first
- trip. Highly recommended.
-
-
- SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA, Dougal Robertson.
-
-
- CRUISING: A MANUAL FOR SMALL CRUISER SAILING, J.D.
- Sleightholme, From the introduction: "A broad look at the techniques
- involved in sailing small modern family cruisers of between 20 and 30
- feet.(gm).
-
-
- SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD, Joshua Slocum, 1899 A
- great classic, beautifully written. (Make sure it's the full version).
-
-
- JOSHUA SLOCUM, Walter Teller, 1956,1971 Biography of Slocum. I
- think it illuminates and enriches one's reading of the above.
-
-
- THE MYSTERIOUS LAST VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST,,
- unknown, The style is not particularly riveting, but the story is. It all
- starts with the discovery of the "Teignmouth Electron," Crowhurst's
- boat, in the Atlantic, with no one aboard. He had set out in the boat
- some time earlier in a single-handed round-the-world race. The book
- details a reasonable theory about what might have happened, and it
- makes a fascinating story.(jh, tl).
-
-
- BY WAY OF CAPE HORN, Alan Villiers, A tragic voyage from Australia
- to England in the fully-rigged ship Grace Harwar in 1929. All of Villiers'
- books can be safely recommended, especially his autobiography "The Set
- of the Sails". (sm).
-
-
-
- 70
-
-
-
-
- 6.3 Sailboat Racing
-
-
-
- PAUL ELVSTROM EXPLAINS THE YACHT RACING RULES, Paul
- Elvstrom, An explanation of racing rules, with examples of common
- situations. It is supposed to be very useful for non-experts, especially for
- preparing for protest hearings. (sc).
-
-
- SMALL BOAT, DINGHY, AND YACHT RACING, Paul Elvstrom,
- ...now (I think) out of print, but available in libraries. It's not "Elvstrom
- Speaks on Yacht Racing," which is also good, but not what you want.
- Written in the 60's, it's a bit dated in some ways and timeless in the
- things that count. And the pictures are great! Anyway, it has a lot on
- basic boat handling skills which doesn't get said in other places. It's
- where I learned things like speeding up to gybe, rather than wimping out
- and slowing down. I used to look at the book, then take my OK Dinghy
- out and try what he suggested, and I usually found that it worked. (gb1).
-
-
- SPEED SAILING, Gary Jobson and Mike Toppa.
-
-
- SAILING SMART, Buddy Melges.
-
-
- DAVE PERRY'S RULE BOOK, Dave Perry.
-
-
- WINNING IN ONE DESIGNS, Dave Perry.
-
-
- INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACING RULES, US Sailing, Updated and
- published every four years in the US by US Sailing. Provided free to US
- Sailing members. Both full editions and an abridged competitors edition
- are available from US Sailing.(sc).
-
-
- FAST COURSE, SMART COURSE, North Sails, Tips on how to go
- FAST, and racing tactics. North also has a companion video which is
- execlent. Best video choice are the J World tapes.
-
-
- DINGHY TEAM RACING, Eric Twiname, ISBN = 8129-0235-1.
- Quadrangle books, Chicago, 1971. Twiname is one of my favorite writers
- on small boat racing, it was a real loss when he was killed in a car crash
- some 15 (?) years ago. Don't know if the book is still in print.(pk).
-
-
- EXPERT DINGHY AND KEELBOAT RACING, unknown, (wh).
-
-
- ADVANCED RACING TACTICS, Stuart Walker, Norton 1976 ISBN
- 0-393-30333-0 Described as "the one book to read" but also as "ponderous
- and dry".
-
-
-
- 71
-
-
-
-
- CHAMPIONSHIP TACTICS, Whidden and Jobson, An excellent choice.
- You can buy a copy from your local North Loft.
-
-
-
- 6.4 Maintenance
-
-
-
- PRACTICAL YACHT JOINERY, Fred P. Bingham, How to butcher
- wood, whether you have only hand tools, portable power tools, or a full
- shop.(mh).
-
-
- UPGRADING AND REFURBISHING THE OLDER FIBERGLASS
- SAILBOAT, W.D. Booth., A good general discussion of the topic with
- many useful ideas.
-
-
- SHIPSHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION, L.R. Borland, Some of the
- slickest little boat project ideas I've ever seen. Out of print but worth
- looking for.
-
-
- BOATOWNER'S MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MANUAL, Nigel
- Calder, The most comprehensive and practical repair manual available.
- This book has been a lifesaver for me in overhauling an older boat. One of
- the books I would not sail without.(mh).
-
-
- MARINE DIESEL ENGINES, Nigel Calder, A good basic introduction to
- diesels, although much of it concerns powerboats.(mh).
-
-
- REFRIGERATION FOR PLEASURE BOATS, Nigel Calder, A complete
- discussion of marine refrigeration systems, theory and practice. This is for
- the person who wants to build one up from components.(mh).
-
-
- THIS OLD BOAT, Don Casey, Some of the most detailed instructions
- I've seen for basic restoration and upgrading procedures, including hand
- painting with Polyurethane paints. Assumes you know nothing.(mh).
-
-
- PROPELLER HANDBOOK, Dave Gerr, Covers the arcane business of
- choosing the right propeller for your boat. Gerr demonstrates two
- different approaches to predicting propeller performance, a simple method
- suitable for boat owners and a much more complex approach more
- suitable to naval architects. Requires basic algebra.(mh).
-
-
- BOATOWNER'S ENERGY PLANNER, Kevin and Nan Jeffrey, A very
- basic introduction to electrical systems with a lot of solid information
- about various options, including some brand-name comparisons. Assumes
- you know nothing about electricity.(mh).
-
-
-
- 72
-
-
-
-
- THE FINELY FITTED YACHT, Farenc Mate', Another large collection
- of nice improve-your-boat projects, mostly involving the living
- accommodations.(mh).
-
-
- COMFORT IN THE CRUISING YACHT CUSTOMIZING YOUR BOAT
- IMPROVE YOUR OWN BOAT, Ian Nicolson, Bunches of nifty project
- ideas for improving a boat.(mh).
-
-
- FIBERGLASS REPAIRS, Paul J. Petrick, This book is really good. Back
- in the 60's I sold fiberglassing materials and advised people how to use
- them (I did do *some* work myself) and I think Petrick really knows
- what he is talking about.(bs).
-
-
- CRUISING IN COMFORT, James Skoog, Cost-no-object approach, but
- many good ideas.
-
-
- LIVING ON 12 VOLTS, David Smead and Ruth Ishihara, A very detailed
- analysis of 12 volt electrical systems and components. It also contains
- much useful information about refrigeration systems as well. Best if you
- already know basic electrical theory and construction.(mh).
-
-
- SPURR'S BOAT BOOK, Dan Spurr, Lots of ideas, illustrated by the
- upgrading of a Pearson Vanguard. Includes repowering, which is
- intriguing. (jfh).
-
-
- UPGRADING THE CRUISING SAILBOAT, Daniel Spurr, Very good
- advice on overhauling an older boat. Spurr did extensive upgrades on a
- Triton and a Vanguard, two good low priced boats for offshore cruising,
- and also has many other good project suggestions. (mh).
-
-
- MODERN BOAT MAINTENANCE, Bo Streiffert, A large collection of
- project and explanatory articles with more illustration than text. It
- covers a remarkable range of topics and some rather complex projects.
- Good for the person who already knows the basic techniques. This
- appears to have been published originally in Sweden.(mh).
-
-
- MACHINIST'S HANDBOOK, unknown.
-
-
- PIPEFITTER'S HANDBOOK, unknown.
-
-
-
- 6.5 Fiction
-
-
-
- SHIP OF GOLD, Thomas B. Allen, thriller: CIA, Pentagon, sunken ship.
-
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-
-
-
-
- HOME IS THE SAILOR, Jorge Amado, the Whole Truth concerning the
- Redoubtful Adventures of Captain Vasco Moscoso de Aragao, Master
- Mariner.
-
-
- THE GOLDEN KEEL, Desmond Bagley, smuggling gold as the keel of a
- yacht.
-
-
- SABATICAL, John Barth, 1982.
-
-
- TIDEWATER TALES, John Barth, 1987.
-
-
- THE LAST VOYAGE OF SOMEBODY THE SAILOR, John Barth,
- 1991.
-
-
- THE TINFISH RUN, Ronald Bassett.
-
-
- THE CRUISE OF THE BREADWINNER, H. E. Bates, 1946, WW II
- fishing boat on patrol.
-
-
- DUEL, John Baxter.
-
-
- REGATTA ?, John Baxter.
-
-
- THE BLACK YACHT, John Baxter.
-
-
- THE CHALLENGE AND THE GLORY, John Baxter.
-
-
- AROUND THE WORLD SUBMERGED, Edward Beach, nonfiction.
-
-
- DUST ON THE SEA, Edward Beach.
-
-
- NAVAL TERMS DICTIONARY, Edward Beach, nonfiction.
-
-
- NOTE ON BEACH, Edward Beach, submarine officer from WWII to
- nuclear era, Captain of Triton on the round-the-world-submerged run,
- and a good writer.
-
-
- RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP, Edward Beach, classic WW II Pacific
- submarine action.
-
-
- SUBMARINE!, Edward Beach.
-
-
- GOLDEN FLEECE, Jack Becklund.
-
-
- JAWS, Peter Benchley, 1974.
-
-
- TO BUILD A SHIP, Don Berry, 1963, building a ship in the wilderness on
-
-
-
- 74
-
-
-
-
- Tillamook Bay in the early pioneer days.
-
-
- LIGHTSHIP, Archie Binns, 1934, Lives of the crew of a lightship off the
- northwest coast.
-
-
- CHARCO HARBOUR, Godfrey Blunden, 1968, A novel of unknown seas
- and a fabled passaged with coral reefs and magnetical islands, of
- shipwreck and a lonely haven; the true story of the last of the great
- navigators, his bark, and the men in her.
-
-
- BLUE SLOOP AT DAWN, Richard Bode, Small boat sailing off Long
- Island, from to the "sloop of dreams".
-
-
- THE WHALE OF THE VICTORIA CROSS, Pierre Boulle, During the
- Falkland Is. a whale, first mistaken for a submarine, becomes a hero.
-
-
- DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER, William Brinkley, WW II comedy.
-
-
- THE 99, William Brinkley, LST supports allied landings in Italy.
-
-
- THE LAST SHIP, William Brinkley, US destroyer survives nuclear war.
-
-
- RUN TO THE LEE, Kenneth F. Brooks, 1965, Chesapeake oyster
- schooner; a blizzard.
-
-
- THE BOAT, Lothar Gunther Buchheim, WWII German submarine; very
- authentic.
-
-
- WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?, Jimmy Buffett.
-
-
- TALES OF MARGARITAVILLE, Jimmy Buffett, 1989.
-
-
- DESPERATE VOYAGE, John Caldwell, 1949.
-
-
- A FLOCK OF SHIPS, Brian Callison.
-
-
- A PLAGUE OF SAILERS, Brian Callison.
-
-
- SEXTANT, Brian Callison.
-
-
- A SHIP IS DYING, Brian Callison.
-
-
- THE JUDAS SHIP, Brian Callison, WW II tale.
-
-
- TRAPP AND WW III, Brian Callison.
-
-
- TRAPP'S CROCODILE, Brian Callison.
-
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-
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-
-
- TRAPP'S PEACE, Brian Callison.
-
-
- TRAPP'S WAR, Brian Callison, all the Trapp books are humorous.
-
-
- A WEB OF SALVAGE, Brian Callison.
-
-
- THE WHITE SHIP, Ian Cameron, Treasure hunt in the S. Sandwich
- islands.
-
-
- THE AMPHORAE PIRATES, Lou Cameron, Diving for ancient treasures
- off Greece.
-
-
- SPARTINA, John Casey, Only partly about boats. Very much about
- people who work with boats for a living.
-
-
- THE DEVIL'S VOYAGE, Jack L. Chalker, 1981, fictionalized account of
- USS Indianapolis' sinking.
-
-
- CAPTAIN ADAM, Donald B Chidsey, 18th century nautical adventure.
-
-
- RIDDLE OF THE SANDS, Erskine Childers, No list of fiction would be
- complete without mentioning that first and greatest of all spy tales,
- Erskine Childers' RIDDLE OF THE SANDS (which was also made into
- an excellent film available on video. Lots of sailing...). Erskine Childers
- was later himself shot as a spy in Ireland and his son became Ireland's
- second President after Eamonn de Valera. (fm.
-
-
- NOTE ON CHILDERS, Erskine Childers, 1903, See also biography The
- Riddle of Erskine Childers, by Andrew Boyle, 1977.
-
-
- THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, Tom Clancy, nuclear submarine
- hunt.
-
-
- COLLINS TITLES UNKNOWN, Warwick Collins, America's Cup trilogy.
-
-
- MIRROR OF THE SEA, Joseph Conrad, nonfiction; very good.
-
-
- NOTE ON CONRAD, Joseph Conrad, twenty years under sail and steam;
- a top English writer.
-
-
- THE HEART OF DARKNESS, Joseph Conrad.
-
-
- WITHIN THE TIDES, Joseph Conrad, tales.
-
-
- NIGGER OF THE NARCISSUS, Joseph Conrad, 1897.
-
-
- LORD JIM, Joseph Conrad, 1900.
-
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- YOUTH, Joseph Conrad, 1902.
-
-
- TYPHOON, Joseph Conrad, 1903.
-
-
- THE SECRET SHARER, Joseph Conrad, 1910.
-
-
- THE SHADOW LINE, Joseph Conrad, 1916 or 1917.
-
-
- AFLOAT AND ASHORE, James Fenimore Cooper.
-
-
- NOTE ON COOPER, James Fenimore Cooper, Cooper's sea tales are
- supposed to be much better than his famous frontiersmen stuff.
-
-
- THE PILOT, James Fenimore Cooper.
-
-
- TWO ADMIRALS, A TALE OF THE SEA, James Fenimore Cooper.
-
-
- THE RED ROVER, James Fenimore Cooper, 1850.
-
-
- KILLER'S WAKE, Bernard Cornwell.
-
-
- SEA LORD, Bernard Cornwell.
-
-
- WILDTRACK, Bernard Cornwell.
-
-
- CRACKDOWN, Bernard Cornwell, 1990.
-
-
- STORM CHILD, Bernard Cornwell, 1991.
-
-
- CYCLOPS, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- DEEP SIX, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- DRAGON, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- ICEBERG, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- RAISE THE TITANIC!, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- THE MEDITERRANEAN CAPER, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- TREASURE, Clive Cussler, modern thriller.
-
-
- NOTE ON DE HARTOG, Jan de Hartog, de Hartog sailed as mate in
- Dutch ocean-going tugboats.
-
-
- THE LOST SEA, Jan de Hartog, about the Zuyder Zee.
-
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- THE DISTANT SHORE, A STORY OF THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1952.
-
-
- THE CALL OF THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1966, collection.
-
-
- THE CAPTAIN, Jan de Hartog, 1966, Dutch salvage tug accompanies
- WW II Murmansk convoys.
-
-
- CAPTAIN JAN, Jan de Hartog, 1976, Fiction? Nautical?
-
-
- THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT, Jan de Hartog, 1983, Escape from the
- Japanese in Indonesia during WW II.
-
-
- STAR OF PEACE : A NOVEL OF THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1984,
- aging freighter full of Jews flees Nazis.
-
-
- THE COMMODORE : A NOVEL OF THE SEA, Jan de Hartog, 1986,
- The "captain", now 70, finds himself towing a giant oil rig to Singapore.
-
-
- THE LIFE ADVENTURES AND PYRACIES OF THE FAMOUS
- CAPTAIN SINGLETON, Daniel Defoe, 1728.
-
-
- THE LIFE AND STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF
- ROBINSON CRUSOE, MARINER, Daniel Defoe, ca. 1726.
-
-
- VOYAGE OF THE DEVILFISH, Micha DiMercurio, 1992, Near-future
- submarine clash.
-
-
- AWAY ALL BOATS, Kenneth Dodson, 1954, WW II attack in the
- Pacific; on video.
-
-
- CAPTAIN SHARKEY: HOW THE GOVERNMENT OF ST. KITT'S
- CAME HOME, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- DEATH VOYAGE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- HOW COPLEY BANKS SLEW CAPTAIN SHARKEY, Arthur Conan
- Doyle, short story.
-
-
- J. HABAKUK JEPHSON'S STATEMENT, Arthur Conan Doyle, short
- story.
-
-
- JELLAND'S VOYAGE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- PIRATE STORIES, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
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- THE BLIGHTING OF SHARKEY, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THE CAPTAIN OF THE "POLESTAR", Arthur Conan Doyle, short
- story.
-
-
- THE DEALINGS OF CAPTAIN SHARKEY WITH STEVEN
- CRADDOCK, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THE FATE OF THE EVANGELINE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THE FIEND OF THE COOPERAGE, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THE "SLAPPING SAL", Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THE STRIPED CHEST, Arthur Conan Doyle, short story.
-
-
- THE TRAGEDY OF "FLOWERY LAND", Arthur Conan Doyle, short
- story.
-
-
- TOUCH AND GO: A MIDSHIPMAN'S STORY, Arthur Conan Doyle,
- short story.
-
-
- DAUNTLESS, Alan Evans, WW I cruiser in the Med.
-
-
- HAAKON HAAKONSEN, O. V. Falck-Ytter.
-
-
- ADMIRAL HORNBLOWER IN THE WEST INDIES, C.S. Forester,
- Hornblower 5/1821 - 10/1823.
-
-
- AFRICAN QUEEN, C.S. Forester, steam launch on African river.
-
-
- BEAT TO QUARTERS, C.S. Forester, Hornblower (U.K.: The Happy
- Return) 6/08 - 10/08.
-
-
- BROWN ON RESOLUTION, C.S. Forester, Marooned Britsh sailor takes
- on WW II.
-
-
- COMMODORE HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 5/12 -
- 10/12.
-
-
- FLYING COLORS, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 11/10 - 6/11.
-
-
- GERMAN RAIDER, C.S. Forester, Single-handed, film title Sailor of the
- King.
-
-
- GOLD FROM CRETE, C.S. Forester, WW II stories.
-
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-
-
- HORNBLOWER AND THE ATROPOS, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 12/05
- - 1/08.
-
-
- HORNBLOWER AND THE HOTSPUR, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 4/03
- - 7/05.
-
-
- HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 1805.
-
-
- LIEUTENANT HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 5/1800 -
- 4/1803.
-
-
- LORD HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 10/13- 5/14.
-
-
- MR. MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 6/1794
- - 4/1798.
-
-
- NOTE ON FORESTER, C.S. Forester, Prior to Patrick O'Brian,
- regarded as the uniquely satisfying novelist on naval life in the Napoleanic
- period. Also wrote several histories. This is not E.M. Forster, another
- British author.
-
-
- SHIP OF THE LINE, C.S. Forester, Hornblower 5/10 - 10/10.
-
-
- THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT, C.S. Forester, U.S. frigate
- captain ca. 1812.
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- THE EARTHLY PARADISE, C.S. Forester, Columbus.
-
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- THE GOOD SHEPARD, C.S. Forester, WW II convoy.
-
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- THE LAST NINE DAYS OF THE BISMARCK, C.S. Forester, fictional
- conversations.
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- THE MAN IN THE YELLOW RAFT, C.S. Forester, WW II stories.
-
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- THE SHIP, C.S. Forester, WW II British cruiser.
-
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- THE HAND OF DESTINY, C.S. Forester, 1940, Hornblower short story
- Colliers November 23.
-
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- HORNBLOWER AND HIS MAJESTY, C.S. Forester, 1941, Hornblower
- short story, Colliers march.
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- HORNBLOWER'S CHARITABLE OFFERING, C.S. Forester, 1941,
- Hornblower short story, Argosy UK may.
-
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- THE HORNBLOWER COMPANION, C.S. Forester, 1964.
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- ASIA RIP, George Foy.
-
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- CHALLENGE, George Foy, 12 meters.
-
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- COASTER, George Foy.
-
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- PYRATES, George McDonald Fraser, comic spoof of Hollywood sea
- movies.
-
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- FIDDLER'S GREEN, Ernest Gann, 1950, West coast US commercial
- fishing.
-
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- TWILIGHT FOR THE GODS, Ernest Gann, 1956, The High and the
- Mighty goes to sea. The movie of this one starred Gann's own barkentine.
-
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- SONG OF THE SIRENS, Ernest Gann, 1968, Gann's nautical
- autobiography is a good read too.
-
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- HATTERAS LIGHT, Philip Gerard, lighthouse keeper's story.
-
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- DEAD RUN, Tony Gibbs, (gm).
-
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- LANDFALL, Tony Gibbs, One of Gibbs' excellent thrillers about boats.
- Blood Orange is another, and also quite good. (jh).
-
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- RUNNING FIX, Tony Gibbs, (gm).
-
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- GLENCANNON AFLOAT, Guy Gilpatric.
-
-
- NOTE ON GLENCANNON, Guy Gilpatric, The Glencannon stories
- feature a Scots Chief Engineer on steamers, a common character of late
- 19th to early 20th century marine life. These stories are set in this
- century, approximately contemporary to the time they were written.
-
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- THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE WALRUS MUSTACHE, Guy Gilpatric.
-
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- THE SECOND GLENCANNON OMNIBUS, Guy Gilpatric.
-
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- THE GLENCANNON OMNIBUS, Guy Gilpatric, 1937, includes Scotch
- and Water, Half Seas Over, and Three Sheets in the Wind.
-
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- ACTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, Guy Gilpatric, 1943.
-
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- THE CANNY MR. GLENCANNON, Guy Gilpatric, 1948, 10 short
- stories.
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- GLENCANNON MEETS TUGBOAT ANNIE, Guy Gilpatric, 1956.
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- BEST OF GLENCANNON, Guy Gilpatric, 1968, 22 short stories.
-
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- FIRE DOWN BELOW, William Golding.
-
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- PINCHER MARTIN THE TWO DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER
- MARTIN, William Golding, 1956, Torpedoed RN officer washes up on a
- barren rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Strange Rites of Passage.
-
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- DELILAH, Marcus Goodrich, 1941, Life on an early US destroyer.
-
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- MR. ROBERTS, Thomas Haggenn, 1946.
-
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- ESCAPE FROM JAVA, Harvey Haislip, WW II destroyer crew flees
- Japanese.
-
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- MONA PASSAGE, Donald Hamilton.
-
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- WANDERER, Sterling Hayden, autobiographical; a better book than
- Voyage.
-
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- VOYAGE: A NOVEL OF 1896, Sterling Hayden, 1976.
-
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, Ernest Hemingway.
-
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- THE CRIMSON WIND, Max Hennessy, pirates?
-
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- THE LION AT SEA, Max Hennessy, WW I naval adventure.
-
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- BLACK VULMEA'S VENGEANCE AND OTHER TALES OF
- PIRATES, Robert E. Howard, 1976.
-
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- A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA, OR, THE INNOCENT VOYAGE,
- Richard A Hughes, pirates inadvertently kidnap children; made into a
- movie.
-
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- THE GUN, Victor Hugo, what a loose cannon on deck can do.
-
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- CRUISE OF DANGER, Hammond Innes.
-
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- SOLOMON'S SEAL, Hammond Innes.
-
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- THE BLACK TIDE, Hammond Innes.
-
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- THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE, Hammond Innes, A
- freighter,apparently unmanned, nearly runs down a sailboat in the
- Englishchannel with a gale rising; that's in the first two pages.Remarkable
- descriptions of the Minquiers, a reef off the coast of France.
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- WRECKERS MUST BREATHE, Hammond Innes.
-
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- ATLANTIC FURY, Hammond Innes, 1962.
-
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- STRODE VENTURER, Hammond Innes, 1965.
-
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- THE LAST VOYAGE: CAPTAIN COOK'S LOST DIARY, Hammond
- Innes, 1979.
-
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- A SCENT OF SEA, Geoffry Jenkins.
-
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- THE WATERING PLACE OF GOOD PEACE, Geoffry Jenkins.
-
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- THREE MEN IN A BOAT, NOT TO MENTION THE DOG, Jerome K.
- Jerome, ca. 1900, classic comedy of a camping trip in a Thames skiff.
-
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- SAILOR, Richard Jessup, 20th century merchant marine tale.
-
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- THE DOG WATCH, Ted Jones.
-
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- BEYOND THE REEF, Alexander Kent.
-
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- COLOURS ALOFT!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1803.
-
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- COMMAND A KING'S SHIP, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1784.
-
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- ENEMY IN SIGHT!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1794.
-
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- FORM LINE OF BATTLE!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1793.
-
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- HONOR THIS DAY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1804.
-
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- IN GALLANT COMPANY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1777.
-
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- MIDSHIPMAN BOLITHO AND THE AVENGER, Alexander Kent,
- Richard Bolitho 1773.
-
-
- NOTE ON KENT, Alexander Kent, Alexander Kent is a pseudonym for
- Douglas Reeman. 18th century British naval action.
-
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- PASSAGE TO MUTINY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1789.
-
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- RICHARD BOLITHO - MIDSHIPMAN, Alexander Kent, Richard
- Bolitho 1772.
-
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- SIGNAL - CLOSE ACTION!, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1798.
-
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- SLOOP OF WAR, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1778.
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- STAND INTO DANGER, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1774.
-
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- SUCCESS TO THE BRAVE, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1802.
-
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- THE DARKENING SEA, Alexander Kent.
-
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- THE FLAG CAPTAIN, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1795.
-
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- THE INSHORE SQUADRON, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1800.
-
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- THE ONLY VICTOR, Alexander Kent.
-
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- TO GLORY WE STEER, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1782.
-
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- A TRADITION OF VICTORY, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho 1801.
-
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- WITH ALL DISPATCH, Alexander Kent, Richard Bolitho.
-
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- CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS, Rudyard Kipling, 1896.
-
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- BILL KNOX, Michael Kirk.
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- CARGO RISK, Michael Kirk.
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- MAYDAY FROM MALAGA, Michael Kirk, nautical?
-
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- SALVAGE JOB, Michael Kirk.
-
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- BLOODTIDE, Bill Knox.
-
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- BLUEBACK., Bill Knox.
-
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- BOMBSHIP, Bill Knox.
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- DEAD MAN'S MOORING, Bill Knox.
-
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- DRAGONSHIP, Bill Knox.
-
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- FIGUREHEAD, Bill Knox, nautical?
-
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- HELLSPOUT, Bill Knox, nautical?
-
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- LIVE BAIT, Bill Knox.
-
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- SEAFIRE, Bill Knox.
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- STORM TIDE, Bill Knox.
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- WAVECREST, Bill Knox.
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- WHITEWATER, Bill Knox.
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- WITCHROCK, Bill Knox.
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- THE FRENCH ADMIRAL, Dewey Lambdin, 1780.
-
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- THE GUN KETCH, Dewey Lambdin, 1786.
-
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- THE KING'S COAT, Dewey Lambdin, 1780.
-
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- THE KING'S COMMISSION, Dewey Lambdin.
-
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- THE KING'S PRIVATEER, Dewey Lambdin.
-
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- CAPTAIN KIDD'S CAT, ETC., Robert Lawson, 1956, <500 character
- subtitle cut> as narrated by his faithful cat.
-
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- DEADEYE, Sam Llewellyn.
-
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- DEATHROLL, Sam Llewellyn.
-
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- RIPTIDE, Sam Llewellyn.
-
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- DEAD RECKONING, Sam Llewellyn, 1987.
-
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- SEA STORY, Sam Llewellyn, 1987.
-
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- BLOOD KNOT, Sam Llewellyn, 1991.
-
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- THE SEA WOLF, Jack London.
-
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- TALES OF THE FISH PATROL, Jack London, 1905, oyster pirates on
- SF bay, lots of small boat sailing.
-
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- THE MUTINY OF THE ELSINORE, Jack London, 1914.
-
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- SOUTH SEA TALES, Jack London, 1939.
-
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- BRIGHT ORANGE FOR THE SHROUD, John D. MacDonald, Travis
- McGee 06.
-
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- CINNAMON SKIN, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 20.
-
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- DARKER THAN AMBER, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 07.
-
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- DEADLY SHADE OF GOLD, A, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 05.
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- DEEP BLUE GOODBYE, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 01.
-
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- DREADFUL LEMON SKY, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 16.
-
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- DRESS HER IN INDIGO, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 11.
-
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- EMPTY COPPER SEA, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 17.
-
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- FREE FALL IN CRIMSON, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 19.
-
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- GIRL IN THE PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER, THE, John D. MacDonald,
- Travis McGee 10.
-
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- GREEN RIPPER, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 18.
-
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- LONELY SILVER RAIN, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 21.
-
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- LONG LAVENDER LOOK, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 12.
-
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- NIGHTMARE IN PINK, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 02.
-
-
- NOTE ON TRAVIS MCGEE, John D. MacDonald, of the Travis McGee
- series, some have considerable sea/boating action; others are only
- peripherally about boating. McGee lives on a houseboat in Ft.
- LauderDamnDale.
-
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- ONE FEARFUL YELLOW EYE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 08.
-
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- PALE GRAY FOR GUILT, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 09.
-
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- PURPLE PLACE FOR DYING, A, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee
- 03.
-
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- QUICK RED FOX, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 04.
-
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- SCARLET RUSE, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 14.
-
-
- SHADES OF TRAVIS MCGEE, John D. MacDonald.
-
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- TAN AND SANDY SILENCE, A, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 13.
-
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- TURQUOISE LAMENT, THE, John D. MacDonald, Travis McGee 15.
-
-
- THE LAST ONE LEFT, John D. MacDonald, 1967.
-
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- SEAWITCH, Alistair MacLean.
-
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- SOUTH BY JAVA HEAD, Alistair MacLean.
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- H.M.S. ULYSSES, Alistair MacLean, 1955.
-
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- FRANK MILDMAY, Frederick Marryat.
-
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- NOTE ON MARRYAT, Frederick Marryat, Marryat was a British naval
- Captain in the Napoleonic wars, starting his career on board Lord
- Cochrane's ship. Lord Cochrane was the colorful officer whose exploits
- were later an inspiration to Forester and O'Brian. Only contemporary
- novels.
-
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- POOR JACK, Frederick Marryat, Set in and around the Greenwich naval
- pensioners' hospital. Contains the oldest recorded lyrics to "Spanish
- Ladies".
-
-
- THE PHANTOM SHIP, Frederick Marryat, The "Lost Dutchman".
-
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- THE KINGS OWN, Frederick Marryat, 1830.
-
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- NEWTON FOSTER; OR THE MERCHANT SERVICE, Frederick
- Marryat, 1832.
-
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- JACOB FAITHFUL; OR THE STORY OF A WATERMAN, Frederick
- Marryat, 1834.
-
-
- MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY, Frederick Marryat, 1834, his best-known
- work.
-
-
- PETER SIMPLE, Frederick Marryat, 1834, Based on the exploits of Lord
- Cochrane when he commanded frigates Marryat served in.
-
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- THE PIRATE AND THE THREE CUTTERS, Frederick Marryat, 1836.
-
-
- SNARLEYYOW OR THE DOG FIEND, Frederick Marryat, 1837,
- Smuggling and Jacobites in 1699 (...in a purely literary sense his real
- masterpiece...(The Oxford Companion)).
-
-
- MASTERMAN READY; OR, THE WRECK OF THE PACIFIC,
- Frederick Marryat, 1841.
-
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- THE SOUTHSEAMAN, Weston Martyr.
-
-
- NOTE ON MASEFIELD, John Masefield, poet laureate of England -
- 1930.
-
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- SALT-WATER BALLADS, John Masefield, 1902.
-
-
- THE BIRD OF DAWNING, John Masefield, 1903, clipper adventure; one
-
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- of the best.
-
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- MAINSAIL HAUL, John Masefield, 1905, short stories.
-
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- A TARPAULIN MUSTER, John Masefield, 1907, 24 short stories.
-
-
- A SAILOR'S GARLAND, John Masefield, 1924.
-
-
- SALT-WATER BALLADS AND POEMS, John Masefield, 1944.
-
-
- SEA POEMS, John Masefield, 1978.
-
-
- THE GOLD OF MALABAR, Berkeley Mather.
-
-
- CASUALS OF THE SEA, William McFee, 1916, McFee was a marine
- engineer, so his writing is set during the heyday of steam.
-
-
- COMMAND, William McFee, 1923.
-
-
- IN THE FIRST WATCH, William McFee, 1946.
-
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-