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17 produkter
Left for Dead
Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
Häftad, 2025
206 kr
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In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin—“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)—tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of …
Wreck of the Mentor
A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Inbunden, 2026
265 kr
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From the best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters comes the story of the American whaleship Mentor, wrecked in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific. With supplies dwindling, the twenty-two crewmen face not only the miseries of shipwreck in unfamiliar territory but also the profound …
Black Flags, Blue Waters
The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Häftad, 2019
200 kr
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Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the surprising history of American piracy’s “Golden Age” - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. “Deftly blending scholarship …
Leviathan
The History of Whaling in America
Häftad, 2008
266 kr
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The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and …
Fur, Fortune, and Empire
The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
Häftad, 2011
212 kr
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As Henry Hudson sailed up the broad river that would one day bear his name, he grew concerned that his Dutch patrons would be disappointed in his failure to find the fabled route to the Orient. What became immediately apparent, however, from the Indians clad in deer skins and "good furs" was that …
When America First Met China
An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Häftad, 2013
398 kr
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Brilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power from a battered ancient empire. It …
Left for Dead
Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
Inbunden, 2024
308 kr
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The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British …
Rebels at Sea
Privateering in the American Revolution
Häftad, 2023
202 kr
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The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the American Revolution has been told before, yet missing from most maritime histories of the country’s first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels, from 20-foot whaleboats to 40-cannon men-of-war, that truly revealed the new nation’s …
Fur, Fortune, and Empire
The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
Ljudbok, 2010
330 kr
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Fur, Fortune, and Empireis the most comprehensive and compelling history of the American fur trade ever written. As Henry Hudson sailed up the broad river that would one day bear his name, he grew concerned that his Dutch patrons would be disappointed in his failure to find the fabled route to the …
Brilliant Beacons
A History of the American Lighthouse
Häftad, 2017
256 kr
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In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating …
Furious Sky
The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Inbunden, 2020
299 kr
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Hurricanes menace North America from June through to November every year, each as powerful as 10,000 nuclear bombs. These megastorms will likely become more intense as the planet continues to warm, yet we too often treat them as local disasters and TV spectacles, unaware of how far-ranging their …
Rebels at Sea
Privateering in the American Revolution
Inbunden, 2022
334 kr
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The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the American Revolution has been told before, yet missing from most maritime histories of the country’s first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels, from 20-foot whaleboats to 40-cannon men-of-war, that truly revealed the new nation’s …
Furious Sky
The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Häftad, 2021
200 kr
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Hurricanes menace North America from June through to November every year, each as powerful as 10,000 nuclear bombs. These megastorms will likely become more intense as the planet continues to warm, yet we too often treat them as local disasters and TV spectacles, unaware of how far-ranging their …
When America First Met China
An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Inbunden, 2012
248 kr
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Brilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power from a battered ancient empire. It …
Brilliant Beacons
A History of the American Lighthouse
Inbunden, 2016
299 kr
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Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation, Brilliant Beacons traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nation's hardscrabble coastlines. Beginning with "Boston Light," …
Political Waters
The Long, Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly Expensive but Eventually Triumphant History of Boston Harbor - a Unique Environmental Success Story
Häftad, 2008
367 kr
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Boston Harbor served as a colonial gateway to the world, witnessed the Boston Tea Party, and helped the community transform itself from an outpost of a few hardy settlers into a bustling metropolis and self-proclaimed hub of the universe. Yet for hundreds of years Boston Harbor was also a cesspool. …
