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  • Wharf Management, Stevedoring and Storage [microform]
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    Wharf Management, Stevedoring and Storage [microform]

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Liberty Ships of World War II The Liberty Ships of World War II
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    The Liberty Ships of World War II

    This book details the Liberty ships and the Emergency Shipbuilding Program during World War II. For the first time, comprehensive information is provided about the builders, the namesakes, and the operators under one cover. Included is a list of all...
    $150.00

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  • World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands
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    World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands

    During World War II, the U.S. Navy swiftly expanded to include an array of vessels, from smaller yachts and fishing boats bought early in the war for patrol work to fast, modern commercial ships built to haul troops and supplies. After the Allied...
    $90.00

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  • The USS Ward The USS Ward
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    The USS Ward

    In 1940, the threat of war in the Pacific forced the United States to expand its fleet quickly. This effort included reconditioning and recommissioning "four stackers" from the navy's reserve fleet. Built in 1918 to fight German submarines, the USS...
    $62.00

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  • Commerce on Early American Waterways Commerce on Early American Waterways
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    Commerce on Early American Waterways

    Colonial pioneers began entering the logging and forestry industries in great numbers along the Allegheny and Appalachian mountains during the late 1700s and were soon producing more products than they could use. This book details how settlers used...
    $39.00

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  • Principles of Ocean Transportation Principles of Ocean Transportation
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    Principles of Ocean Transportation

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $70.00

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  • Port Directory of Principal Canadian Ports and Harbours ... Also Descriptions of new Types of Aids to Navigation Introduced in all Canadian Waterways Port Directory of Principal Canadian Ports and Harbours ... Also Descriptions of new Types of Aids to Navigation Introduced in all Canadian Waterways
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    Port Directory of Principal Canadian Ports and Harbours ... Also Descriptions of new Types of Aids to Navigation Introduced in all Canadian Waterways

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $39.00

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  • Central Canada Business Extension League [microform] Central Canada Business Extension League [microform]
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    Central Canada Business Extension League [microform]

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • A Piper's Tale A Piper's Tale
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    A Piper's Tale

    Based on a memoir plucked from his family history, A Pipers Tale records the impressions made on a teenager as he makes his way into the thorny world of shipbuilding. A world in which the author, during the 1960s, witnessed the change from traditional...
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    Dynasties of the Sea II

    Meet the high-seas risk-takers whose embrace of trade served billions!Dynasties of the Sea: The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping Pioneers tells the stories of more than a dozen men and women who built the great maritime companies that for the past...
    $53.00

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  • The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book
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    The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book

    Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. The novels, renowned for their...
    $64.00

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  • Shipwreck in Art and Literature Shipwreck in Art and Literature
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    Shipwreck in Art and Literature

    Tales of shipwreck have always fascinated audiences, and as a result there is a rich literature of suffering at sea, and an equally rich tradition of visual art depicting this theme. Exploring the shifting semiotics and symbolism of shipwreck, the...
    $410.00

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  • Sea Power in the Next War Sea Power in the Next War
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    Sea Power in the Next War

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Hague Rules, 1921, Explained The Hague Rules, 1921, Explained
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    The Hague Rules, 1921, Explained

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Tuunaa huippuveneet Tuunaa huippuveneet
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    Tuunaa huippuveneet

    Yhden hengen huippukalastusveneen sekä perinteisen soutuveneen tuunaus huippukalastusveneeksi. Molemmissa on mm. verkon lasku vaivatonta YKSINKIN. Lisäksi molemmissa on nykyajan varustus erilaisiin kalastustarpeisiin. Yksityiskohtaiset kuvat...
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  • The Port of Boston The Port of Boston
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    The Port of Boston

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $48.00

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  • Cours De Droit Maritime; Volume 3 Cours De Droit Maritime; Volume 3
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    Cours De Droit Maritime; Volume 3

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $67.00

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  • Johnson's Marine Manual Johnson's Marine Manual
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    Johnson's Marine Manual

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $62.00

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  • El Puerto De Veracruz El Puerto De Veracruz
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    El Puerto De Veracruz

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Melhoramento Dos Portos Do Brasil Melhoramento Dos Portos Do Brasil
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    Melhoramento Dos Portos Do Brasil

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $37.00

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  • Manual of Navigation Laws Manual of Navigation Laws
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    Manual of Navigation Laws

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
    $33.00

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  • The Kentucky River Navigation The Kentucky River Navigation
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    The Kentucky River Navigation

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The History and Economics of Transport The History and Economics of Transport
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    The History and Economics of Transport

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Eight Steamboats Eight Steamboats
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    Eight Steamboats

    In the 1960s, an era of widespread social turbulence, the shipping industry in the Great Lakes was on the threshold of immense change. Developed during World War II, the U.S. merchant fleet faced threatening competition from the newer Canadian fleet. The...
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  • Freshwater Fury Freshwater Fury
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    Freshwater Fury

    Up and down the Great Lakes, wherever captains and seamen met, one of the chief topics of conversation is still the Great Storm—the worst disaster in Great Lakes history. By men of the Lakes, November 9, 1913 will always be remembered as Black...
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  • Beginn mit der Key of life Beginn mit der Key of life
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    Beginn mit der Key of life

    Mit meiner zu dieser Zeit Verlobten Gabriele, haben wir die erste Key of life in Jugoslawien für den Segelclub-Ankh geführt und 350 Clubmitglieder die Gelegenheit gegeben, einmal auch mit ihrer Frau und Familie in das Leben auf einem Segelboot, rein zu...
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  • The log of the Schooner Chance From the Port of New Rochelle, N. Y., to Boston, Mass., via Cape Chidley, Labrador, July Third to September Twenty-sixth, 1926 The log of the Schooner Chance From the Port of New Rochelle, N. Y., to Boston, Mass., via Cape Chidley, Labrador, July Third to September Twenty-sixth, 1926
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    The log of the Schooner Chance From the Port of New Rochelle, N. Y., to Boston, Mass., via Cape Chidley, Labrador, July Third to September Twenty-sixth, 1926

    This fascinating log provides an intimate glimpse into life on board the Chance, a 43-foot wooden schooner, as it sailed from New Rochelle to Boston via Labrador in the summer of 1926. Columbus O'Donnell Iselin's daily entries are a testament to the...
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  • Golden Hints for Young Mariners Golden Hints for Young Mariners
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    Golden Hints for Young Mariners

    This comprehensive guide to seafaring covers everything from navigation and seamanship to shipbuilding and yacht racing. Written with both novices and seasoned sailors in mind, "Golden Hints for Young Mariners" is an invaluable resource for anyone...
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  • Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast
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    Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast

    No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than Jeremy D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. The book begins with the hurricane of...
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  • Human Resource Management in Shipping Human Resource Management in Shipping
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    Human Resource Management in Shipping

    This book sheds light on the nature and causes of the issues and challenges in human resources in shipping and proposes fresh recommendations to manage them. It explains the multiple forces at play, including the global regulatory regime, national...
    $373.00

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  • The Unfortunate Captain Peirce The Unfortunate Captain Peirce
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    The Unfortunate Captain Peirce

    The first biography of Richard Peirce, captain in the service of the East India Company,and account of the wreck of his ship, the Halsewell, off Dorset in 1786. He drowned, along with members of his family, and the loss became a tragic cause celebre,...
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  • Boat Crew Seamanship Manual (COMDTINST M16114.5C) Boat Crew Seamanship Manual (COMDTINST M16114.5C)
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    Boat Crew Seamanship Manual (COMDTINST M16114.5C)

    The Boat Crew Seamanship Manual presents the approved methods and procedures for the conduct of Coast Guard boat operations. The Coast Guard Auxiliary, for the conduct of vessel facility operations, also uses this Manual. Fully illustrated throughout.
    $75.00

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