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Tramp to Queen / Captain John Treasure Jones ; edited by Richard J. Tennant. "Born and raised on a small farm in Pembrokeshire, Wales, John Treasure Jones went to sea when he was fifteen. For the first four years he was indentured as an apprentice, surviving the ocean's in a small tramp steamer. Slowly, however, he worked his way up to become Captain of the most famous ocean liner afloat, Cunard's RMS Queen Mary. During the Second WOrld War, as a Commander in the Royal Navy Reserve, he was torpedoed in the Atlantic and mentioned twice in Despatches. In the post-war years he mixed with film stars and royalty, commanding several of the famous Cunard liners, such as the Saxonia, Mauretania and Queen Elizabeth. In 1967 he took his final command - Queen Mary on her last voyage - a 12,000 - mile trip from Southampton to her retirement home in Long Beach, California. Captain Treasure Jones dies in 1993, but his manuscript was recently found and has been edited by his son-on-law to be reproduced here for the first time."--Provided by the publisher. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92JONES, JOHN TREASURE

The Manchester Ship Canal : a guide to historical sources 1985 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 626.9(427.2):016

Blood of the vikings "The influence of the Vikings on British culture is particularly apparent in the realms of language, literature, art, myth and legend, but we have been guilty of stereotyping the Vikings and Viking culture for many years. What is the truth? In this book, which accompanies a TV series, Julian Richards explores the world of the Vikings, their homelands, the raids on Britain and Ireland and subsequent occupation and expansion of their settlements, their artistic and technological skill and their great trading reputation. Combining archaeology and historical sources, as well as genetics and other scientific analysis, he traces the modern descendants of the Vikings living in places such as Orkney."--Provided by the publisher. 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 936.8

Philip & Son Ltd : shipbuilders and engineers Blackhurst, Derek 2001 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 629.12Philip & Son Ltd

National Gallery Technical Bulletin, 24 Roy, A 2003 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069(421.3)

My best book of polar animals Gunzi, Christiane 2002 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 59(98/99)

UK port privatisation conference : Thursday 21 September 1995 Edinburgh /organised by: Scottish Transport Studies Group Scottish Transport Studies Group 1995. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.615:338.246.025.88

First rate : the greatest warships of the age of sail /by Rif Winfield. Winfield, Rif. 2010. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 359.830941

Museum visitor studies in the nineties 1993 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.62

Arctic spectacles : the frozen North in visual culture, 1818-1875 /Russell A. Potter. "Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen North in Visual Culture, 1818-1875 illuminates the nineteenth-century fascination with visual representations of the Arctic, weaving together a narrative of the major Arctic expeditions with an account of their public reception through art and mass media. In a century that saw every corner of the globe slowly open to the examining eye of Western science, it was the Arctic - remote, mysterious, untamable - that most captured the imagination of artists and the public alike. Its impact could be seen in a range of visual media, from fine art to panoramas, engravings, magic lantern slides, and photographs, as well as hybrid forms of entertainment in which Inuit were 'exhibited' alongside a cabinet of assorted Arctic curiosities while Western gentlemen looked on. Drawing from the illustrated press, panoramas, and dioramas of the era, as well as oft-overlooked ephemera such as handbills and newspaper advertisements, Potter shows how representations of the Arctic in visual culture expressed the fascination, dread, and wonder that the region inspired and continues to inspire today."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 910.4(98)(084.12)"1818/1875"

From Eden to Windsor Castle : the amazing life of Sir Oswald Brierly /Bob Lawrence. Lawrence, Bob-(Robert L.), 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92BRIERLY

Bibliography of printed works on London history to 1939 "The history of London is so important in national and indeed international terms, it seems extraordinary that this is the first general bibliography of the subject to appear. It contains over 22,000 selected references to books and articles on the history of London, from the Dark Ages to the beginning of World War II. The whole of the former GLC area plus the City is covered. Arrangement is by subject, and there is a substantial analytical index. Material for the bibliography was collected from specialist libraries all over London and beyond. It is a starting point for any enquiry about London's development over the centuries, whether from the academic historian, the amateur or the general enquirer."--Provided by the publisher. 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 016:942.1".../1939"

Amazing grace : an anthology of poems about slavery, 1660-1810 /edited by James G. Basker. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326:820-1

The book of old ships : from Egyptian galleys to clipper ships "In this classic review, noted maritime artist Gordon Grant has created 80 magnificent line illustrations of some of history's most important sailing ships, beginning with a graceful Egyptian galley (c. 1600 B.C.) and ending with a splendid five-masted clipper ship of 1921. Also depicted are a Roman trireme, a Viking longship, a sixteenth-century caravel, an East Indiaman of 1750, an early nineteenth-century brigantine, a New Bedford whaling bark, and dozens of lesser-known vessels, among them the galleass, carrack, buss, and flute. Henry B. Culver, well-known authority on naval history, has provided a detailed, meticulously researched text for each vessel, describing the materials and details of construction, how the ship's design matched its function, the period in which the vessel flourished, romance and lore surrounding the craft, and more. Naval historians and model shipbuilders will value this work as an excellent sourcebook and reference with much information on the evolution of sailing vessels, the origins of shipping, customs of the sea and other pertinent matters; sailing enthusiasts will find it a wonderful browsing book, offering an informative, handsomely illustrated look back at 3,000 years of sailing history."--Provided by the publisher. 1993 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.047(26)

British Columbia pilot : volume 2 the coast of British Columbia from Cape Caution to Portland Inlet with Queen Charlotte Islands and from Sitklan Island to Cape Fox Great Britain. Hydrographer of the Navy 1999 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Victoria's wars : the rise of empire /Saul David. David, Saul,-1966- 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355(42)"1837/1901"

British aircraft carriers : design, development and service histories /by David Hobbs. "This book is a meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class, currently under construction and the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Individual chapters cover the design and construction of each class, with full technical details, and there are extensive summaries of every ship's career. Apart from the obvious large-deck carriers, the book also includes seaplane carriers, escort carriers and MAC ships, the maintenance ships built on carrier hulls, unbuilt projects, and the modern LPH. It concludes with a look at the future of naval aviation, while numerous appendices summarise related subjects like naval aircraft, recognition markings and the circumstances surrounding the loss of every British carrier. As befits such an important reference work, it is heavily illustrated with a magnificent gallery of photos and plans, including the first publication of original plans in full colour, one on a magnificent gatefold. Written by the leading historian of British carrier aviation, himself a retired Fleet Air Arm pilot, it displays the authority of a lifetime's research combined with a practical understanding of the issues surrounding the design and operation of aircraft carriers. As such British Aircraft Carriers is certain to become the standard work on the subject."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.822.74

Regeneration through heritage : understanding the development potential of historic European arsenals /edited by Mark Stevenson. Stevenson, Mark 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Blue Funnel Line Middlemiss, Norman L 2002 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 347.792BLUE FUNNEL

The Victoria and Albert museum : a bibliography and exhibition chronology 1852-1996 James, Elizabeth 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069:012V&A

The Blackwater estuary management plan Maldon District Council 1996 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 627.16(426.7)

The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual 1939-1945 / edited by Chris McNab "The Allied Merchant Navies in World War II provided a vital but often forgotten service to their countries' war effort. At the outbreak of war, the British Merchant Navy was the largest in the world, and up to 185,000 men and women served during the course of the war, some as young as 14. The US Merchant Marine all told numbered over 200,000. The risks they faced to maintain the essential flow of armaments, equipment and food were considerable. Danger came from submarines, mines, armed raiders and destroyers, aircraft, kamikaze pilots and the weather itself. Life on board a merchant ship could be tense, with hour after hour spent battling high seas, never knowing if a torpedo was about to hit. In the Arctic convoys sailors had to cope with extreme cold and ice. But there was also comradeship and more open society than was the norm at the time, free of distinctions of class, race, religion, age or colour and a mixture of nationalities, especially in the British fleet. The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of these intrepid seamen, many of whom did not return. Collating documents, diagrams and illustrations from British and American archives, it combines information on training, gunnery, convoys, anti-submarine techniques with personal accounts. Covering the battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic Convoys, and the Pacific, this pitches the reader into the heart of this vital but often forgotten arena of WWII."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61(035)

The steam launch Mitchell, Richard M 1982 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 621.12

Naval officers' letters : a study of letters sent to and from British Royal Navy officers serving abroad in the Victorian era Osborn, Geoffrey 1995 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.353(42):656.845

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