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Sea Captains

How to Read a Nautical Chart 2nd EditionIncludes all of Chart #1: A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts Nigel Calder.Explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how Read More

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The Age of Sail

Commodore Levy: A Novel of Early America in the Age of Sail (Modern Jewish History) Irving Litvag By all accounts, Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the U.S. Navy, was both a principled and pugnacious man. On his way to becoming a flag officer, he was subjected to six courts-martial and engaged in Read More

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Noteworthy and New Publications

A Seafaring Legacy: The Photographs, Diaries, Letters, and Memorabilia of a Maine Sea Captain and His Wife, 1859-1908 Julianna FreeHand This is a special book whether you are researching family, thinking about traveling the world via the sea, or simply love reading about America’s early coastal families, how they lived and how they traveled. Shanghaiing Read More