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Mersey ports : Liverpool & Birkenhead /Ian Collard. "The busy River Mersey and its two ports, Liverpool and Birkenhead, have seen great changes in recent years. In Mersey Ports - Liverpool and Birkenhead, Ian Collard charts the developments that have taken place in maritime life on the Mersey, from the 1950s and 1960s through to the present day. Ships of all shapes and sizes have been found on the Mersey, from the old Mersey ferries and the motor ferries that replaced them, to huge passenger liners and container ships. as well as tall ships, tugs and seacats. All of them feature in this detailed photographic history. A host of international shipping companies are represented, including Blue Funnel, ellerman, Harrison and Elder Dempster lines. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. wintered its fleet in Morpeth Dock at Birkenhead, and Princes Landing Stage was once the focal point of activity at the docks, as passenger liners queued to berth."--Provided by the publisher. 2001. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(427.2)
The ice balloon : one man's dramatic attempt to discover the North Pole by balloon /Alec Wilkinson. "The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote island. Here, the crew members found a body leaning against a rock. When they saw a large monogram 'A' on the body's jacket, they realized who the unfortunate adventurer had been: S. A. Andrâee, the Swede who, in 1897, set off to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on earth."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(98/99):92ANDREE
Doing social media so it matters : a librarian's guide /Laura Solomon. "Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn: it's difficult enough to keep abreast of social media Web sites, let alone understand how they fit into today's library. This practical resource brings together current information on the topic in a concise format that's easy to digest. Laura Solomon is a librarian with more than a decade of experience in Web development, design, and technology, and her timely guide provides context on the social media phenomenon, offers practical advice on how libraries can choose, use, and monitor these tools effectively, identifies additional resources and best practices. Solomon has written a unique, to-the-point guidebook for those ready to jump into the deep end of the pool and commence or improve their library's tweeting, posting, and friending."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 004.773.7
Pirates of Barbary / by Adrian Tinniswood. From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle and to trade goods and sales - raiding as far as Ireland and Iceland in search of their human currency. Studying the origins of these men, their culture and practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs and uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations. Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as recent Islamic accounts, Pirates of Barbary provides a new perspectives of the corsairs and a fascinating insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1"15/18"
Titanic hero : the autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia /Arthur Rostron. The Carpathia was sailing from New York City on the night the Titanic sank. She received a distress signal from the sinking ship and was able to rescue over 700 survivors. This book is the autobiography of the Carpathia's captain, Arthur Rostron (1869-1940) and was originally published as 'Home from the Sea' in 1931. Rostron held commands on a number of other ships, including Cunard's Mauretania. The book covers his entire career from his apprenticeship on a clipper in 1887 to his retirement in 1931. The chapter on the Titanic disaster is fairly brief but includes a large number of black and white photographs relevant to the subject. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92ROSTRON
Liverpool : seaport city /Neil Cossons and Martin Jenkins. A comprehensive historical look at the changing nature Liverpools city, transport and heritage. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(427.2)
Tupaia : Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator /Joan Druett. The biography of Tupaia, the Polynesian priest, scholar, diplomat, navigator, translator and artist who accompanied Captain James Cook on the Endeavour voyage. Tupaia was an expert local navigator, charting the area for Cook and piloting the Endeavour. Of high social ranking he acted as a diplomatic intermediary, interceding on behalf of the European voyagers with the New Zealand Maori. His explanations of local culture, customs and ceremonies informed Joseph Banks's published descriptions of these first encounters. Tupaia died of illness in Batavia in 1770. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Tupaia:910.4(93/96)"17"
Time restored : the Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything /Jonathan Betts. "The first biography of polymath Rupert Gould, the man who in the 1920's restored the great 18th century maritime timekeepers by John Harrison."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11092
"Ship lost" : the fate of Titanic's crew /by James Cronan and Janet Dempsey. Cronan, James. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.91634
Exploration and Endeavour : the Royal Society of London and the South Seas /National Museum of Australia. National Museum of Australia 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22ROYAL SOCIETY:910.4(94)
That curious fellow : Captain Basil Hall, R.N. /James McCarthy. "Son of a scientifically-minded Scottish aristocrat, Basil Hall joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13 in 1802. His first naval engagements in America and Spain during the Peninsular War are described, as are his travels in India and the Far East. His renowned interview with Napoleon, while still a prisoner on St. Helena, is featured. He was a confidante of Sir Walter Scott, Dickens and many other distinguished authors of his day. He was renowned for his curiosity and energy and became a popular writer himself based on his world-wide travels and adventures. As an amateur scientist, Hall made important contributions to nautical astronomy, geology and naval technology, being a Fellow of both the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and numbered Sir John Herschel, Mary Somerville, and Sir Humphrey Davy among his scientific friends."--Back cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HALL
Ulster's ships & quaysides : a photographic record /Robert Anderson, Ian Wilson. ''This collection of images record a connection with ships and the sea and a lifestyle which has largely disappeared This book catalogues the ever changing maritime heritage from the late 40's to date. Gone are the days when boys could walk down a quay side and banter with the Dockers, the World has become a very different place in a very short time.''--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 387.509416
The man who sank Titanic : the troubled life of quartermaster Robert Hichens /Sally Nilsson. The author of this book is Robert Hichens's great-granddaughter. Hichens was the quartermaster on the Titanic who was given the order 'hard-a-starboard' and thus was the man who was steering the liner when it collided with an iceberg. Less than an hour after the collision Hichens was put in charge of lifeboat six and rowed over 40 passengers to the safety of the Carpathia. Following a dispute with the lifeboat passenger Molly Brown he was branded a coward and a bully, although he was a valuable witness at the inquiries into the disaster. Hichens's life was blighted by the Titanic; his marriage broke down, he drank heavily and in later life he was imprisoned for the attempted murder of a business associate. He died in 1940 while working as third mate on a cargo ship taking coal to Africa. This book aims to give a different view of Hichens and reveal his true character. The author has drawn on unpublished material from the family archive. There are numerous black and white photographs, including one of Hichens at the helm of lifeboat 6, and a short bibliography. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HICHENS:656.61.085.3TITANIC
A voyage for madmen / Peter Nichols. "It lay like a gauntlet thrown down: to sail non-stop around the world. In 1968, no one had ever done it; no one knew if it could be done, until nine ordinary men - six Englishmen, two Frenchmen and an Italian - set out to try. They were neither sportsmen nor yachtsmen - one didn't even know how to sail. Only one of the nine crossed the finishing line after ten months at sea. The rest encountered despair, sublimity, madness and even death."--Back cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 797.144.092.1"1968"
United States merchant marine casualties of World War II / Robert M. Browning, Jr. "Describes each recorded attack on American-flagged merchant ships, as well as an accounting of the men and the ships, which were a part of this worldwide conflict; depicts the exciting and often violent story of the hundreds of enemy attacks on convoys and lone merchant vessels. Gallantry and sacrifice of the merchant crewmen is evident"--Provided by publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545:656.61(73)
Rogue docker : a life of crime in Birkenhead docks /Len Burnett. "In Rogue Docker: A Life of Crime in Birkenhead Docks, Len Burnett unveils the gripping story of his time as a docker in the 1960s and 1970s, how he succumbed to temptation, and the daring exploits that followed. Having witnessed men pilfering all around him for about three years, he eventually joined in, taking objects that he could sneak past the policeman on the gate whisky, cloth, cigarettes and toothpaste. However, after a while he got bored of pocketing small items and moved on to large vans and eventually twenty-ton trailers to remove heavy cargo. Stories of daylight robbery, close shaves and running from the police are related with candour and colour within the pages of this fascinating book. But it wasn t all stealing. Burnett lets the reader into a treasure trove of memories of hard work, poor conditions, working the welt, diverse cargo, and the humour of the men with whom he worked."--Back cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.3(427.2):331.1
The foundations of British maritime ascendancy : resources, logistics and the State, 1755-1815 /Roger Morriss. Morriss, Roger. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49:355.6"17/18"(42)
Pedro Pâaez's History of Ethiopia, 1622 / edited by Isabel Boavida ... [et al.]. Paez, Pedro, 2011. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22HAKLUYT
Science and empire : knowledge and networks of science across the British Empire, 1800-1970 /edited by Brett M. Bennett [and] Joseph M. Hodge. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 5/6(41-44)"1800/1970"
New directions in Norwegian maritime history / edited by Lewis R. Fischer and Even Lange. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61(481)
Sea wolves : the extraordinary story of Britain's WW2 submarines /Tim Clayton. Sea Wolves is the story of the crews who bravely manned British submarines in the Second World War. This small band of highly trained and highly skilled individuals fought in the front line for six long years, undertaking some of the most dangerous missions of the war. Britain's Sea Wolves operated close to shore in mined waters, attacking warships and heavily guarded convoys. But in the course of these vital operations, the submariners suffered devastating casualties.This is the vivid, thrilling story of the survivors and their promising young comrades who fought with such courage, in the face of the sickening terror of depth-charge attacks and the cold fear of having to escape from a sunken submarine filled with the bodies of close friends. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.1(42)
The glorious First of June : fleet battle in the reign of terror /Sam Willis. Sam Willis not only tells, with thrilling immediacy and masterly clarity, the gripping story of an epic and complex battle, he places it within the context of The Terror, the survival of the French Revolution and the development of both British and French sea-power in this critical period before the rise of both Nelson and Napoleon. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1794"(42:44)
Traditional fishing boats of Britain & Ireland / Mike Smylie. "The definitive volume on Britains traditional fishing boats, by the author of Herring: A History of the Silver Darlings. The Coasts of Britain and Ireland are surrounded by some of the most tempestuous waters in the world and are among the most diverse too. For centuries, the inhabitants of these isles have harvested the rich bounty that lay just offshore. As a result of the diverse nature of the coast, each area of the UK and Ireland has developed its own unique fishing craft, ideally suited to its own local environment. Mike Smylie examines the roots and development of each native design. Many illustrations, drawings and diagrams portray the boats in their halcyon days. Mike Smylie introduces us to the background of the once great fishing fleets that sailed British waters and looks at the catches and markets for fish, before setting round the coast describing each fishing boat design, introducing them to the reader, explaining how each design suited its local environment, as well as telling us the story of the fishing industry in each locality."--From the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.2.06(41)
The games : Britain's olympic and paralympic journey to London 2012 /Brendan Gallagher. "The Games traces Britain's great Olympic and Paralympic past through powerful narrative, striking anecdotes and over 250 compelling original images. It captures the individual atmosphere of past Games across the world, from 1930s Berlin to 1980s Moscow, Sydney in the Millennium to Beijing's Birds Nest in 2008, and explores the explosion of interest in the Paralympic Games. London's previous roles as host, rescuing the Games in 1904 after Vesuvius erupted and battling with postwar austerity in 1948, are considered both as contemporaries saw them and from a historical perspective, as are individual stories of British medal winners. The final chapter focuses upon the preparations for London 2012 events, from individual athletes to the radical keynotes of sustainability and regeneration, and shows how London 2012 will both strengthen and refresh Britain's historic Olympic ties."--From publisher. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 797.144.092.1"1908/2012"