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The Buccaneers of America
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 242

The Buccaneers of America

Fascinating chronicle of the bands of plundering sea rovers who roamed the Caribbean and coastlines of Central America in the 17th century. Includes exploits of the infamous Henry Morgan and his burning of Panama City.

What There Is to Say We Have Said
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 529

What There Is to Say We Have Said

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-05-12
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  • Publisher: HMH

Letters revealing a lost literary world—and a unique friendship between a brilliant author and a New Yorker editor. For over fifty years, Eudora Welty and William Maxwell, two of our most admired writers, penned letters to each other. They shared their worries about work and family, literary opinions and scuttlebutt, and moments of despair and hilarity. Living half a continent apart, their friendship was nourished and maintained by their correspondence. What There Is to Say We Have Said bears witness to Welty and Maxwell’s editorial relationship—both in Maxwell’s capacity as New Yorker editor and in their collegial back-and-forth on their work. It’s also a chronicle of the literary...

American Folk Tales and Songs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 260

American Folk Tales and Songs

Full of lively stories, jokes, and games for performance, the book also includes 40 songs with melody and guitar chords. Written by outstanding practicing folk performer. Includes 44 illustrations.

Old Provincetown in Early Photographs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 100

Old Provincetown in Early Photographs

Photographs show turn of the century Provincetown and include views of homes, cottages, lighthouses, wharves, ships, shipwrecks, and life saving stations

Pirates of New Spain, 1575-1742
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

Pirates of New Spain, 1575-1742

Captivating, well-documented study focuses on piracy among Spain's Pacific coast colonies, ranging from Panama to points north. Colorful narrative traces exploits of Elizabethan pirates, Dutch raiders, mercenary buccaneers, and English privateers and smugglers.

History of the Buccaneers of America
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 420

History of the Buccaneers of America

One of the most comprehensive, accurate accounts of buccaneering by an experienced sailor describes the activities of sea-rovers as renowned for their navigational skills as they were for ravaging ships and terrorizing Caribbean settlements.

Canoe and Boat Building
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

Canoe and Boat Building

DIVContains comprehensive, simply written directions for designing and constructing canoes, rowing and sailing boats, and hunting craft. 87 illustrations. /div

Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 150

Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present

This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.

Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 290

Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction

Packed with information, ideas, and more than 300 excellent illustrations, this classic of the genre was written by the father of modern planing sailboats. Most of text focuses on individual vessels.

The Story of the Titanic, as Told by Its Survivors
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 390

The Story of the Titanic, as Told by Its Survivors

Tells the true story of the sinking of the S.S. Titanic