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Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers. By Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory. made in 1846-7, with the advanced guard of the "Army of the "West" ... United States.-Army.---Corps of Topographical Engineers. 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(73)"1846/1847":094

Coming out under fire : the history of gay men and women in World War II /Allan Bâerubâe ; with a new foreword by John D'Emilio & Estelle B. Freedman. "During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding antihomosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Berube examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontation - not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, but as a story of how a dynamic power relationship developed between gay citizens and their government, transforming them both. Drawing on GIs' wartime letters, extensive interviews with gay veterans, and declassified military documents, Berube thoughtfully constructs a startling history of the two wars gay military men and women fough - one for America and another as homosexuals within the military. Bâerubâe's book, the inspiration for the 1995 Peabody Award-winning documentary film of the same name, has become a classic since it was published in 1990, just three years prior to the controversial 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, which has continued to serve as an uneasy compromise between gays and the military. With a new foreword by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman, this book remains a valuable contribution to the history of World War II, as well as to the ongoing debate regarding the role of gays in the U.S. military."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.008664

Norwood's epitome : being the application of the doctrine of triangles, in certain problems, concerning the use of the plain seachart, and Mercator's chart : being the two most usual kinds of sailing : with a table of artificial sines and tangents, with the complements arithmetical of sines, supplying the use of secants : to radius 10,00000, and the every degree and minute of the quadrant : also the logarithms of absolute numbers from 1 to 2000; with a table of the right ascension and declination of the sun, and certain principle fixed stars : with other tables useful in navigation : wherunto is added, the farther use of the forenamed tables, in questions of navigation, astronomy and geography : as aslo an universal almanac /by Richard Norwood, Reader of the Mathematicks. Norwood, Richard, • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 527:514.116

In the eye of all trade : Bermuda, Bermudians, and the maritime Atlantic world, 1680-1783 /Michael J. Jarvis. The first social history of eighteenth-century Bermuda, this book profiles how one especially intensive maritime community capitalized on its position "in the eye of all trade." Jarvis takes readers aboard small Bermudian sloops as they shuttled cargoes between ports, raked salt, salvaged shipwrecks, hunted whales, captured prizes, and smuggled contraband in an expansive maritime sphere spanning Great Britain's North American and Caribbean colonies. He shows how humble sailors and seafaring slaves operating small family-owned vessels were significant but underappreciated agents of Atlantic integration. The American Revolution shattered interregional links that Bermudians had helped to forge. Reliant on North America for food and customers, Bermudians faced disaster. A bold act of treason enabled islanders to continue trade with their rebellious neighbors and helped them to survive and even prosper in an Atlantic world at war. Ultimately, however, the creation of the United States ended Bermuda's economic independence and doomed the island's maritime economy. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 972.99"16/17"

Slavery in Africa and the Caribbean : a history of enslavement and identity since the 18th century /edited by Olatunji Ojo and Nadine Hunt. "For over four hundred years, thousands of African men and women were taken from their homeland and transported across the world to be sold into slavery. The history of this startling and horrific period is perennially important, and recent scholarship has sought to uncover the experiences of the slaves themselves in order to uncover the voices of its many victims. Slavery and Africa in the Caribbean analyses the written sources which have survived, demonstrating how many Africans coped by adopting a flexible identity in order to negotiate the cultural differences in African, European and Islamic systems of slavery."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1(6:729)"17"

The first HMS Invincible (1747-58) : her excavations (1980-1991) /by John M. Bingeman. "In 1980, following the discovery of a wreck off the south coast by a local fisherman, John Bingeman applied for a Government Protection Order and subsequently identified the ship as the Royal Navy's first Invincible (1747-58). Invincible was a 74-gun warship that came to grief on Sunday the 19th February 1758 off Portsmouth. She was sailing as part of the expedition to besiege the French Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. This was the beginning of a progressive series of military operations leading to the eventual colonisation of Canada. The Ship, brought into British service when only three years old, was the first newly designed 74-gun warship to be captured from the French. It represented a significant step forward in ship construction and was to become the prototype for a new generation of British men-of-war. In 1758 when Invincible foundered, she was a British ship-of-the-line fully equipped for an expedition abroad. Although her guns and much of her equipment were salvaged at the time, she was subsequently abandoned with a considerable amount of equipment still onboard. This volume includes a description of Invincible 's building as a French warship; her capture in 1747 by the Royal Navy, her foundering in the Solent, and the 1979-1990 excavations of the wreck site. Particular attention is paid to the artefacts recovered, which have provided naval archaeologists and historians with a time capsule of equipment aboard a warship in the mid-18th century. In addition, because Invincible was carrying troops to Canada, the wreck site contained regimental equipment, including army buttons that pre-dated previously accepted dates and are therefore of great significance to army historians."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.26(204)

Dies Buchlein wird genannt das Instrument und Deklination der Sonne : und auch wie der Nordstern auf den Instrumenten die dazu dienen zu beobachten sei wodurch ein jeder Verstandiger die Hohe des Nordpols und der Sonne erkennen und verstehen mag : und es ist auch ein sicheres instrument dabei zu wissen zu welcher Stunde und Grad Hoch und Niedrigwasser ist an allen Orten, wo es Ebbe und Flut gibt etc; und mit einem sicheren Kalender fur 23 Jahre darin gewisslich zu finden ist wann Neu- und Vollmond ist auch an welchem Tag und zu welcher Stunde Minuten und Grad und in welchem Zeichen der Neu und Vollmond anfangt etc /von Jacob Alday ; translated by Wolfgang Koberer. Alday, Jacob. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527

Compass and rule : architecture as mathematical practice in England, 1500-1750 /Anthony Gerbino and Stephen Johnston ; with a contribution by Gordon Higgott. Gerbino, Anthony. c2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 721.011"15/17"

Gender, war and politics : transatlantic perspectives, 1775-1830 /edited by Karen Hagemann, Gisela Mettele, Jane Rendall. "This volume addresses war, developing political and national identities and the changing gender regimes of Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1820. Military and civilian experiences of war and revolution, in free and slave societies, both reflected and shaped gender concepts and practices, in relation to class, ethnicity, race and religion"-- 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(261)-055.2

The decline and fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 / Piers Brendon. Chronicles Britain's rise to imperial might in the wake of the American Revolution, recording life in its diverse colonies and reflecting on the inherent weaknesses of the empire, its inevitable decline, and its legacy for the present. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941-44"17/19"

British paddle steamers : The twilight years /John Megoran "In the aftermath of the Second World War, paddle steamers in Britain initially did rather well, with four new ones built between 1946 and 1953 and about sixty still in service nationwide. By 1955 this tide of optimism had turned and from then on it was downhill all the way. In almost every subsequent year, one or two paddle steamers were withdrawn and sometimes it was as many as five or six. By the late 1960s only a handful remained operational and, of these, all except one owed their continued existence to their usefulness as people-movers on the Clyde, Humber or Solent, rather than for excursions. Some, like Freshwater, Princess Elizabeth, Consuland Jeanie Deans, enjoyed temporary new careers on services previously abandoned by their longstanding owners. A few like Medway Queen, Compton Castleand Caledoniabecame nightclubs, cafâes or bars. Most ended up under the scrap-dealer's torch. In this book author John Megoran, who returned the paddle steamer Kingswear Castle to service on the Medway and Thames in 1985, and was her captain and manager for nearly thirty years, explores all the excursion paddle steamers withdrawn from 1955, as well as examining the sort of cruises they ran and what happened to them in their twilight years."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.21(42)

Russian warships in the age of sail, 1696-1860 : design, construction, careers and fates /John Tredrea and Eduard Sozaev. "Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world - yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the West. This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap, with a complete and comprehensive list of the fleet, with technical detail and career highlights for every ship, down to small craft. However, because the subject is so little recorded in English, the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation and administration of the navy, its weapons, personnel and shipbuilding facilities, as well as an outline of Russia?s naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain and France known as the Crimean War. Illustrated with plans, paintings and prints rarely seen outside Russia, it is authoritative, reliable and comprehensive, the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian and an American ship enthusiast."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.82(47)"1696/1860"

Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy /J.J. Colledge. Colledge is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information on any British warship from the fifteenth century to the present day when only the name is known. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament and service dates, and its alphabetical and chronological arrangement makes it easy to track down the right ship. 2010. • BOOK • 4 copies available. 623.82(42)

Lusitania : an illustrated biography /J. Kent Layton. "It is now a century since the Lusitania sank. For seven and a half years after her maiden voyage, she crossed the rugged North Atlantic with punctuality and dependability. She had fast become a living legend, the ship of choice for many of the transatlantic travelers. Since her sinking on May 7, 1915, however, her wondrous career and technological marvels have largely been neglected. Instead, the focus has shifted to her political importance, and on numerous conspiracy theories about her last voyage and sinking. This illustrated biography of the Lusitania discusses her entire story, from her conception and birth on the Clyde to her career and, finally, her tragic demise off the coast of Ireland; it reveals her as she has never been seen before. Prepare to take a journey back in time... step aboard the decks of one of the world's largest, finest, fastest and most beloved ocean liners, and relive her history in all its splendor. Today the Lusitania is remembered mostly for her tragic sinking on May 7, 1915, and the political ramifications of that disaster. That sinking, however, was merely the startling and grim finale to an incredibly eventful life, the death of one legend and the beginning of another. This book relives the entire life of the Lusitania, from her beginnings to her demise; it is an unprecedented biography of the great ship and the people who sailed on her. From the ship's technical design features to the greatest events in her career, her story is told in both words and pictures. Hundreds of photographs and illustrations, breathtaking new artwork, and all-new plans of the ship reveal the liner as never before."--dust jacket. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123LUSITANIA

Fleet Air Arm boys : volume two: strike, anti-submarine, early warning and support aircraft since 1945 ; true tales from Royal Navy men and women air and ground crew /Steve Bond. "Since the end of World War 2 the primary role of the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm has been airborne power projection; the ability rapidly to respond to any trouble spot across the globe and to protect the interests of the United Kingdom and its partner nations. The principal tools in that response were the strike aircraft which took the offensive to the aggressor. Although from 2010 to 2020 fixed-wing carrier aviation was not part of the Fleet Air Arm, with the advent of the navys two new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, that capability has been restored. This renewed focus has not only seen the return of flying high performance aircraft from a carrier, but also the regeneration of the necessary skills, and courage, needed to cope with the extremes of weather and the nature of air operations in a very high-risk environment. However the lessons of the past have not been forgotten, and so many of those previous experiences are related within these pages true stories of the last 76 years from aircrew, maintainers, aircraft handlers and many other supporting staff both men and women. Following on from the success of volume one, this second volume covers every fixed-wing aircraft type flown from carriers in the strike, anti-submarine warfare and the vital airborne early warning roles; from Scimitars to Hunters, Buccaneers to Skyraiders and many more, plus an extensive fleet of land-based aircraft. As with the first volume, involvement in operations such as Suez, the Beira Patrol, the Falklands, Belize, Bosnia and elsewhere is included. Despite the intensity and all-to-frequent tragedy of operations, the esprit de corps, and the ability to find the necessary release through laughter, shine through. Here are the words of the men and women themselves, profusely illustrated in black and white and colour."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 358.4383

The Stroudwater and Thames & Severn Canals : from old photographs :volume three /Edwin Cuss & Mike Mills Cuss, Edwin 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 626.1(422/424)

Drawing in silver and gold : Leonardo to Jasper Johns /Stacey Sell, Hugo Chapman ; with Kimberly Schenck, John Oliver Hand, Giulia Bartrum, An Van Camp, Bruce Weber, Joanna Russell, Judith Rayner, Jenny Bescoby. From the Middle Ages to the present, master draftsmen have used the technique of metalpoint to create some of the most beautiful and technically accomplished drawings in the history of art. Drawing in Silver and Gold examines the history of this evocative medium, in which a metal stylus is used on a specially prepared surface to create lines of astonishing delicacy. This beautifully illustrated book examines the practice of metalpoint over six centuries, in the work of artists ranging from Leonardo, Dèurer, and Rembrandt to Otto Dix and Jasper Johns. A team of authors-curators, conservators, scientists-address variations in technique across time and between different schools, incorporating new scientific analysis, revealing patterns of use, and providing a rare demonstration of the medium's range and versatility. They reappraise famous metalpoints of the Renaissance and shed new light on infrequently studied periods, such as the seventeenth century and the Victorian silverpoint revival. A new examination of an exquisite but not thoroughly understood medium, Drawing in Silver and Gold offers fresh interpretations of a practice central to the history of drawing and will serve as the most authoritative reference on metalpoints for years to come.--Provided by the publisher. [2015] • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7.023.3-035.676.293

A maritime history of Somerset / [Edited by] Adrian Webb. "This is the first in a series of volumes to be published by the Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society covering original research into aspects of the maritime history of the ancient county of Somerset. Somerset has a rich and varied maritime heritage, aspects of which are brought to light in this volume. Many communities depended on the sea for their livelihood, not just for the goods that came and went from their ports, but also for the people who were associated with those transactions. Volume one contains a wealth of information on the trade and commerce witnessed in Somerset from the sixteenth century onwards, written by a collective of authors based upon original research. Attractively presented, with numerous illustrations, many of which have not been published before, new maps, tables and graphs, this volume offers a wealth of information on a subject growing in popularity, and will be of interest both to scholars and the general. Volume two contains a wide variety of information detailing aspects of Somerset's much neglected maritime past. Six authors have contributed years of research into this volume which contains chapters on: Travel along the Somerset coast -- Tourism in Somerset -- River ferries at Pill and Rownham on the River Avon -- The development of Minehead harbour -- Sea fishing off the Somerset coast"--Provided by the publisher. 2010- • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 656.61(410.194)

Giants of the sea : ships & men who changed the world : the fascinating story of the colossal cargo ships that make today's world trade possible & the pantheon of nine visionary titans who created them /John D. McCown, Jr. "Giants Of The Sea: Ships & Men Who Changed The World" covers the history and development of the modern cargo shipping industry in 330 pages spread across 30 discrete chapters. The history of cargo shipping going back to the Egyptians moving obelisks by barge on the Nile is covered, but the focus is on the post-war revolution in shipping cost efficiency through specialization and geometric increases in vessel size. With detailed information on what comprises each major shipping segment today, it also includes chapters on the nine men whose fingerprints are still all over the industry. Three Americans, two Danes, two Greeks and two Chinese. The modern worldwide cargo shipping industry stands on the shoulders of these giants. The author, who worked on a daily basis for twenty years with Malcom McLean, the inventor of container shipping, demonstrates the direct link between the efficiency of the shipping industry and the explosion in world trade it has enabled. The book outlines how today's shipping industry touches almost everyone on the planet in ways that they may not even be aware. In addition to highlighting the industry's contribution to the global economy, the book makes the case that it has been a prime catalyst in reducing poverty and even increasing peace around the world. Packed with interesting and fun facts in an 8 1/2" x 11" hardcover format, it is the author's hope that this broad sweep of a largely invisible industry is an informative and enjoyable read for people both inside and outside of shipping."--Amazon.com. 2020 • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

Arctic labyrinth : the quest for the Northwest Passage /Glyn Williams. "For centuries British navigators dreamed of finding the Northwest Passage - the route over the top of North America that promised a short cut to the fabulous wealth of Asia. We now know that several passages exist, and if climate change continues some may soon be open, but for most of the period of the search they were choked by impassable ice. Knowledge was won only at great cost as expedition after expedition, often in the most terrible conditions, added to patchy and sometimes fatally misleading charts. Arctic Labyrinth tells the extraordinary story with great skill and brilliance. From the tiny, woefully-equipped ships of the first Tudor expeditions to the steam-powered vessels of the Victorian age and the icebreakers of the modern era, Glyn Williams describes how every form of ingenuity was tried in order to break through the ice barriers set across a nightmarish maze of tortuous channels and sterile islands. The heroism, folly and horror of these voyages were almost unbelievable: men suffered and died from scurvy, frost-bite and starvation, entire ships were crushed in the ice - and all in pursuit of a goal that proved futile. Williams's book is an important work of exploration and maritime history, and a remarkable study in human delusion and fortitude."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"17/18"

The Naval chronicle / edited by James Stanier Clarke and John McArthur. Contains a general and biographical history of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects, under the guidance of several literary and professional men. 2010. • JOURNAL • 31 copies available.

About ourselves. • JOURNAL • 113 copies available.

Family Tree Magazine • JOURNAL • 188 copies available.

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