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White Empresses : and other Canadian Pacific liners of the 1920s & 30s "2016 is the eightieth anniversary of the Queen Mary's maiden voyage. Constructed in the 1930s, she sailed until 1967 and lives on as a museum and hotel in California. One of the most famous ocean liners of all time, the Queen Mary was also heroic, serving valiantly in wartime, and crossed the Atlantic more than 1,000 times. She was an ocean-going treasure and idolised by passengers, crew and Hollywood stars. She possessed an undefinable chemistry: 'Something in the woodwork that embraced everyone,' one staff member remarked. She was also part of Cunard, perhaps the most famous shipping line on the Atlantic. Along with the history of the Queen Mary, Maritime Royalty: The Queen Mary and the Cunard Queens will look at her companion, the Queen Elizabeth, as well as the subsequent Queens - the QE2 and the current day Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Beautifully illustrated with colour and mono photographs, this is a fitting tribute to the Queen Mary as well as the great Queens and Cunard."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792CANADIAN PACIFIC

The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War. edited by Ben Jones. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22NRS

Are you sitting comfortably? : the book jackets of Edward Bawden /with an essay by Peyton Skipwith and captions by James Russell. "Who else but Edward Bawden (1903-1989) could have illustrated East Coasting, a charming little collection of travel essays published by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1930? Here, Bawden's comic genius found full expression. The title page alone boasts such quirky seaside-themed illustrations as a tent flapping open in a gust of wind, revealing the bather changing within, and a giant lobster snatching an old lady from her bath chair while holding a top hat in its free claw. East Coasting is among more than 100 titles featured in this new volume on the book jackets and selected illustrations of Bawden, who worked with many of the leading publishers of the 20th century."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7.038.5BAWDEN

The lost story of the Ocean Monarch : Fire, family & fidelity /Gill Hoffs "The Ocean Monarch was only a few hours out of Liverpool on 24 August 1848 when a cabin passenger shouted "Fire!" and all hell broke loose. Bound for Boston with almost 400 people on board, the emigrant ship was soon ablaze with little chance of putting the flames out. People watched helplessly from their cottages along the Welsh coast as some ships ignored the travellers' plight while others raced to their aid. On the 170th anniversary of the disaster Gill Hoffs reveals the full story of this forgotten wreck, including tales of French royalty, an American artist, and a courageous stewardess who gave her life to save her fellow travellers. Discover what happened to the passengers and crew, including: James K. Fellows, a kindly American jeweller trying to get home to his family; Jotham Bragdon, the first mate who fled the wreck then returned to shore a hero; Mary Walter and her mysterious 'family', escaping danger in London only to find greater peril lay at sea. Follow the murder trial of a crew of rescuers and find out the real fate of their 'victim' - and whether the mysterious Irish toddler 'Kate' found her family again."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3OCEAN MONARCH

Oceanic : White Star's 'ship of the century' /Mark Chirnside. "Oceanic was the largest ship in the world when she was launched in 1899. The White Star Line's 'Ship of the Century', she was their last express liner before the Olympic and Titanic and her lavish first-class accommodation became renowned among Atlantic travellers. Serving on the company's express service for fifteen years, she earned a reputation for running like clockwork. Days after the outbreak of war, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy and converted into an armed merchant cruiser. However, her new-found status was not to last -- she grounded on the rocks off Foula, in the Shetlands, within weeks and became a total loss. When she was wrecked, she had on board Charles Lightoller, Titanic's senior surviving officer. Oceanic: White Star's 'Ship of the Century' is the first book that looks at the entire career of this one-of-a-kind flagship. With human anecdotes, hitherto unpublished material and rare illustrations, Mark Chirnside's book is a beautiful tribute to a unique ocean liner."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123OCEANIC

Handling cargo : freighters of the 1950s and '60s /William H. Miller "Freighters of the 1950s and '60s - with masts, booms and hatches - were the last of their generation. It was the end of an era, just before the massive transition to faster, more efficient containerised shipping on larger and larger vessels. These were 'working ships', but many would be retired prematurely and finish up under flags of convenience, for virtually unknown owners, before going off to the scrappers in the 1970s and ?80s. For some ships, their life's work was cut short and their decommissioning was quick. In Handling Cargo, William H. Miller remembers the likes of Cunard, Holland America and United States Lines on the North Atlantic, Moore McCormack Lines to South America, Farrell Lines to Africa and P&O out East."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.4

The Portsmouth Dockyard story : from 1212 to the present day /Paul Brown. "From muddy creek to naval-industrial powerhouse; from constructing wooden walls to building Dreadnoughts; from maintaining King John's galleys to servicing the enormous new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers: this is the story of Portsmouth Dockyard. Respected maritime historian Paul Brown's unique 800-year history of what was once the largest industrial organisation in the world is a combination of extensive original research and stunning images. The most comprehensive history of the dockyard to date, it is sure to become the definitive work on this important heritage site and modern naval base."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.7)

Holland America cruise ships "The Holland America Line was founded in 1873 and operated a fleet of passenger and cargo vessels from the Netherlands to the east and west coasts of America. The company later acquired the stock of the Europa-Canada Line and in 1964 became involved with the Swedish America Line, Axel Johnson and Wallenius Rederiana to form the Atlantic Container Line. In 1988 the company was purchased by the Carnival Cruise Line and the name was retained, continuing the history of this line. The company currently operate five different classes of ships, the smaller and older 'S' class vessels; the mid-range 'R' class; the 'Vista' class; the newest and largest 'Signature' class; and the smaller 'Prinsendam'. Koningsdam, delivered on 31 March 2016, is the largest vessel designed and built for the Holland America Line, with a beam of 35 metres, and complies with the new Panamax dimensions, which enable it to cruise through the wider locks in the Panama Canal. Utilising many rare and unpublished images, Ian Collard offers a lavishly illustrated look at the cruise ships operated by the Holland America Line. Included here are images of the ships in many guises and liveries as the author offers an array of superb photographs of these iconic vessels."--Provided by the publisher 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792HOLLAND AMERICA

Brunel's ships and boats "This book provides for the first time a complete look at all of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's contributions to the great age of steamship design. From modelling boats as a child to his youthful dreams of leading a fleet of ships, he was excited by maritime ventures. Brunel was fortunate to be part of an exciting age of maritime steam and he was the great innovator, bringing together the best of the emerging technologies. His first ship was the Great Western, a wooden paddle steamer launched in 1837, and he is well known for the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. But these are not his only vessels and here they are all revealed. From humble industrial craft, his work with the Admiralty on the first screw propelled warships to vast ocean liners, Brunel was constantly sketching out his ideas. His ships travelled the world, speeding up communications and carrying large numbers of passengers across the oceans. This book provides an overview of all of Brunel's vessels, small and large, from boats to ships, leisure craft to gunboats, and follows his progression as he pushed boundaries and tested new technology."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92BRUNEL

Pirates and privateers in the 18th century : the final flourish /Mike Rendell. "Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century. It examines their lifestyle, looking at how the sinking of the Spanish treasure fleet in a storm off the coast of Florida led to a pirate's gold rush; how the King's Pardon was a desperate gamble - which paid off - and considers the role of individual island governors, such as Woodes Rogers in the Bahamas, in bringing piracy under control. The book also looks at how piracy has been a popular topic in print, plays, songs and now films, making thieves and murderers into swash-buckling heroes. It also considers the whole question of buried treasure - and gives a lively account of many of the pirates who dominated the so-called 'Golden Age' of Piracy."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1"17"

The golden atlas : the greatest explorations, quests and discoveries on maps /Edward Brooke-Hitching "The Golden Atlas is a spectacular visual history of exploration and cartography, a treasure chest of adventures from the chronicles of global discovery, illustrated with a selection of the most beautiful maps ever created. The book reveals how the world came to be known, featuring a magnificent gallery of exceptionally rare hand-coloured antique maps, paintings and engravings, many of which can only be found in the author's collection. Arranged chronologically, the reader is taken on a breathtaking expedition through Ancient Babylonian geography and Marco Polo's journey to the Mongol Khan, on to buccaneers ransacking the Caribbean and the voyages of seafarers such as Captain Cook and fearless African pathfinders. Their stories are told in an engaging and compelling style, bringing vividly to life a motley collection of heroic explorers, treasure-hunters and death-dealing villains - all of them accompanied by eye-grabbing illustrations from rare maps, charts and manuscripts. The Golden Atlas takes you back to a world of darkness and peril, placing you on storm-lashed ships, frozen wastelands and the shores of hostile territories to see how the lines were drawn to form the shape of the modern world."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 912.43

Virginia in the War of 1812 / Christopher M. Bonin. "Virginia saw significant action during the War of 1812, from the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair to the defense of Norfolk against British invaders. A largely forgotten conflict, the war played an important role in the history of the United States. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, the author provides an in-depth portrait of the "Old Dominion" at war"-- [2018] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 973.5/23

Unwanted neighbours : the Mughals, the Portuguese, and their frontier zones /Jorge Flores. "In December 1572 the Mughal emperor Akbar arrived in the port city of Khambayat. Having been raised in distant Kabul, Akbar, in his thirty years, had never been to the ocean. Presumably anxious with the news about the Mughal military campaign in Gujarat, several Portuguese merchants in Khambayat rushed to Akbar's presence. This encounter marked the beginning of a long, complex, and unequal relationship between a continental Muslim empire that was expanding into south India, often looking back to Central Asia, and a European Christian maritime empire whose rulers considered themselves 'kings of the sea'. By the middle of the seventeenth century, these two empires faced each other across thousands of kilometres from Sind to Bijapur, with a supplementary eastern arm in faraway Bengal. Focusing on borderland management, imperial projects, and cross-cultural circulation, this volume delves into the ways in which, between c. 1570 and c. 1640, the Portuguese understood and dealt with their undesirably close neighbours - the Mughals."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.89095475

How Europe underdeveloped Africa / Walter Rodney. "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy, detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism. In this classic book, Rodney make the unflinching case that African poverty is not a natural feature of geography or a consequence of culture, but a direct product of imperial extraction from the continent, a practice that ocntinues into the present. Meticulously researched, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa remains an unshakably relevant study of the so-called great divergence between Africa and Europe, just as it remains a prescient resource for grasping the surge in global inequality today. In this new edition, Angela Davis offers a striking foreword to the book, exploring its lasting contribution to a revolutionary and feminist practice of anti-imperalism."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 330.96

Hurtigruten 125 / John Bryant. "Since its inception in 1893, Hurtigruten and the coastal express route has continued to fascinate and attract travellers from all over the world sailing along a coastline which has no equal with over half of the voyage north of the Arctic Circle. This is both a history and celebration of its 125th birthday and also charts at how Hurtigruten AS in recent years has expanded its portfolio, with exciting voyages in the world's polar regions, setting new standards for green explorer travel. With 125 years of service behind them, half of Hurtigruten's growing fleet core business will continue to serve daily the communities along the 'long coast' of Norway between Bergen and Kirkenes. Whilst the ships may have become more cruise oriented, the fascination of being on board a workign vessel with all its ports of call remains the same. It is an eleven day round trip of over 2,500 nautical miles withover half north of the Arctic Circle with guests experiencing what is rightly called the 'most beautiful voyage in the world'. In more recent years Hurtigruten has expanded its 'Explorer' concept across the whole fleet which now includes crusies to Svalbard, Greenland, Canada, South America and Antarctica. Sailing in pristine environments comes with great responsibility and Hurtigruten's lastest ships, with their hybrid technology, will allow them to explore without adding to the carbon footprint."--provided by the publisher. 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. txt

Black Tudors : the untold story /Miranda Kaufmann. "A black porter publicly whips a white Englishman in the hall of a Gloucestershire manor house. A Moroccan woman in baptised in a London church. Henry VIII dispatches a Mautetanian diver to salvage lost treasures from the Mary Rose. From long-forgotten records emerge the stories of Africans who lived free in Tudor England ..."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941/.00496009031

Natives : race and class in the ruins of empire /Akala. "From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his Mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook. In this unique book he takes his own experiences and widens them out to look at the social, historical and political factors that have left us where we are today. Covering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, 'Natives' will speak directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306

Sources for the custody and location of Admiralty records, 1688 to the 19th century : the impact of past administrative practice on current access and use /Mike Bevan. "A history of the Admiralty records, 1688 to the 19th century, accounting for contextual information concerning location, custody and administrative function; and how these changed over this time line is the centre of this study. Its aims are to survey secondary literature and analyse primary material in the form of records held at TNA, NMM and with a special focus on the Deputy Keepers Reports, 1841-1869. Further to demonstrate from evidence how records how custody and location of records have changed; reflecting differences in arrangement. This is achieved through the use of both qualitative and quantitative analysis of data with the extensive use of catalogues and finding aids. From this study, main trends in past administrative practice reveal current access and use. The lists studied and modified using primary source TNA references are displayed then analysed in relation to the aims and objectives of the study. Although evidence is less readily available when compared to other public record departments, Admiralty record histories and practices are brought to life from the individual custodians of the records themselves: the record keepers."--p. 1. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 354.71"1688/18"

The writer's map : an atlas of imaginary lands /edited by Huw Lewis-Jones. "Maps have the power to transport us, filled as they are with wonder and possibility. Here, internationally acclaimed writers and illustrators share their personal insights, encompassing not only the maps that appear in their books, but also the maps that have inspired them and the sketches they create in writing. Philip Pullman recounts a map he drew for an early novel; Robert Macfarlane reflects on his cartophilia, set off by 'Treasure Island'; Daniel Reeve describes working on 'The Hobbit' films; Miraphora Mina recalls creating 'The Marauder's Map' for 'Harry Potter'; David Mitchell leads us to the Mappa Mundi by way of 'Cloud Atlas'. And there's much more besides. Amidst a cornucopia of beautiful images, including unpublished sketches by authors, there are maps of the world as envisaged in medieval times, maps from classics of literature and cherished stories, as well as maps of adventure, sci-fi and fantasy, from Atlantis to Westeros, Narnia and Utopia, from Mercator to Tolkien."--Provided by the publisher 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 912.43

The pretender of Pitcairn Island : Joshua W. Hill - the man who would be king among the Bounty mutineers /Tillman W. Nechtman. This book provides a detailed account of the life of Joshua W Hill, an American adventurer who served as the self-appointed leader of Pitcairn Island, populated by the descendants of mutineers on the Bounty, under controversial circumstances between 1832 and 1838. The author uses this incident as background to explore the broader history of British imperialism and colonialism, both on Pitcairn and in the Pacific region more generally. Includes black and white illustrations throughout. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HILL, JOSHUA

Treasures of Royal Museums Greenwich : National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory, The Queen's House /edited by Robert Blyth. Blyth, Robert J., 2018. • BOOK • 3 copies available.

Britain and the mine, 1900-1915 : culture, strategy and international law /Richard Dunley. "This book examines Britain's complex relationship with the mine in the years 1900-1915. The development of mine warfare represented a unique mix of challenges and opportunities for Britain in the years before the First World War. The mine represented the antithesis of British maritime culture in material form, and attempts were made to limit its use under international law. At the same time, mine warfare offered the Royal Navy a solution to its most difficult strategic problem. Richard Dunley explores the contested position occupied by the mine in the attitudes of British policy makers, and in doing so sheds new light on the overlapping worlds of culture, strategy and international law."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.465.1

Watches : an identification manual for contemporary and collector's pieces /Fabrice Gueroux. "Buying a previously owned watch can be a risky purchase. Fake watches are legion on the Internet and unscrupulous vendors are increasingly using this market place to sell their fraudulent products. Few second-hand watch websites call upon true experts, which means that purchases are increasingly made at the buyer's risk. How to tell a true watch from a fake? That is exactly what you will discover in this third volume covering the main luxury watch brands, and above all providing specific documentation on the counterfeit market - which is constantly evolving and perpetually looking to make the perfect fake watch. Enhanced knowledge of watchmaking and its flagship brands, along with an understanding of the fake market, will help you make the right decisions when buying a watch."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.11

Kirkcaldy Harbour : an illustrated history /Carol McNeill "Kirkcaldy Harbour: An Illustrated History traces the story of Kirkcaldy harbour from its sixteenth-century royal connections, through the boom years of commercial shipping, to its recent rescue from dereliction by the international grain ships servicing the huge flour mill. The six fully illustrated chapters cover the early days; the never-ending series of repairs and extensions, including plans for two new harbours which were never completed; the nineteenth century whaling industry; wealthy shipowners and their grand houses (three of which remain); imports and exports; and the present day. Importantly, the book includes extracts from a never-before published local memoir that gives first-hand memories of John Paul Jones' American ships in the Forth in 1778; the Kirkcaldy captain on a trade mission to Russia in 1801 when Tsar Paul I was assassinated; and a whaling captain's description of his ship being frozen up in an Arctic winter."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(413.3)

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