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Lost Loot: Ghostly New England Treasure
Tales Patricia Hughes. Learn about the lost pirate
riches of Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Edward Low,
and other dastardly buccaneers. Consider hidden
treasures in the Appalachian, Longfellow, White,
and Green Mountains...and how you might find the
loot. Read further to unmask the mystery, intrigue,
treasure, and ghosts of northern New England!
Size:6”x9”• Index•256pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-2816-9•soft•$14.95
Pirate Ghosts and Phantom Ships: Haunts
of New England’s Shorelines Thomas
D’Agostino. Read the tales of Captain Kid, Black-
beard, Anne Bonney, Black Bellamy, and other
burley buccaneers who haunt New England’s land
and seas. Learn about Goat Island, where wraiths of
hangedpirates riseupseekingvengeance.Hear the
Isles of Shoals phantom dory’s oars, as it slowly
rows in search of its next victim. Ghostly ladies
mourn the passing of some of the most ruthless
characters history can name.
Size:6”x9”•19b/wphotos• Index•176pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-2744-5•soft•$14.95
Scrimshaw: The Whaler’s Legacy Martha
Lawrence. Scrimshaw, or whale tooth carving, is
historical, beautiful and complex. Over 400 color
photos of American scrimshaw folk art pieces
and a fascinating text relates the hard, daily life
of the nineteenth century sailor/scrimshander
aboard whaling ships. The materials, patriotic and
romantic themes,and toolsusedarecovered.Also,
modern scrimshaw artists are presented.
Size:8.5”x11”•408colorphotos•240pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-455-3•hard•$69.95
Sailors’ Valentines: Their Journey Through
Time Madiera, Miller, Page, & Schutt. This stun-
ninglybeautifulbookshowcasessailors’valentines
assembled by shell artists. These octagonal-
framed plaques were said to have been made by
Victoriansailorsas love tokens for theirsweethearts
at home. Learn their history, lore, and reality, and
be introduced to exquisite designs, both antique
and contemporary.
Size:8.5”x11”•200color/bwphotos ï192pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-2378-4•hard•$45.00
Nautical Antiques W.D. Ball. Hundreds of
antique nautical treasures related to the lives of
seamen include a variety of scrimshaw items,
sailor-made ship models, nautical instruments,
whaling implements, furnishings, ship’s figure-
heads, sternboards, billet heads, ship’s journals,
paintings, and much more. 387 photos present a
trove of interesting artifacts to delight any seafar-
ing enthusiast.
Size:8.5”x11”•387 illustrations•240pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-602-5•hard•$39.95
Ocean Liner Collectibles Myra Yellin Outwater.
The ambiance of the ocean liner era is recreated
through 585 color photos of objects used on board
with identification and text. Includes unique furni-
ture, china, silverware, glassware, vases, ashtrays,
playing cards, menus, and stationery shown here
to commemorate their ships, from the Art Deco
Normandie and the stainless steel S.S. United
States, to the old-world luxury of the “Queens.”
Size:8.5”x11”•585colorphotos•160pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0581-6•soft•$29.95
Ships’ Figureheads Hansen & Hansen. Ships’
Figureheads details the different types of figure-
heads as well as the sculptors who made them.
Chapters include descriptions of figurehead lions,
dragonheads, figureheads of the 19th century,
court sculptors and their work on royal pleasure
craft and independent figure carvers.
Size:6”x9”•128pp.
ISBN:0-88740-299-2•hard•$24.95
Blow for the Landing: A Hundred Years of
Steam Navigation on the Waters of the
West Fritz Timmen. The glory days of steamboat-
ing are well remembered in this book full of history,
photos and tales highlighting the personalities of
various ships and the men who ran them. Every
reader who has ever felt a thrill at the sight of a
boat gallantly making its way through the power-
ful currents of a great river will find Blow for the
Landing an irresistible experience.
Size:8.5”x11”•100historicalphotos•235pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0318-X•soft•$29.95
Passenger Liners from Germany 1816-
1990 Clas Broder-Hansen. Throughout the 19th
and 20th centuries, German passenger liners
carried their cargoes throughout the European
waterways and transported millions of emigrants to
New York to find places of opportunity in America.
This book covers the development of these ships
from paddle steamers on rivers and lakes to the
great car ferries and “dream ships” of our time.
Hansen weaves the fascinating development of this
huge industry with over 300 photos..
Size:9”x12”•192pp.
ISBN:0-88740-325-5•hard•$35.00
Windjammers of the Pacific Rim Jim Gibbs.
As early settlers to California, Oregon, and Wash-
ington came around the Horn and sailed north from
San Francisco, lumber for homes and industry
went south by sea from the Northwest. This is the
story of those ships and of the intrepid pioneers
who built them.
Size:8.5”x11”•332bwphotos•232pp.
ISBN:0-88740-086-8•soft•$19.9
Peril at Sea Jim Gibbs. Around the shores of the
Pacific Ocean lie the remains of legions of vessels
of every description and every flag. This is a fasci-
nating work about the continuing battle of humans
against the elements. Each Chapter is an accurate
chronicle location of the ships and their sailors
who met fateful ends along the Pacific coastline.
Size:8.5”x11”•440bw/colorphotos•224pp.
ISBN:0-88740-066-3•soft•$19.95
Pacific Square-Riggers JimGibbs.Acomplete
look at the Downeasters, seamen’s missions and
boarding house crimps, runners, as well as the
great Star Fleet and well-known cannery vessels.
Size:8.5”x11”•345bwphotos,1map•324pp.
ISBN:0-88740-106-6•soft•$19.95
Sailing FascinationHeinrich Hecht,
Text by Hans-Harald Schack. Hecht
ranks among the world’s most re-
nowned sailing photographers. The
America’s Cup and Olympic sailing
competitions are his field just as much
as classic yachting and picturesque
sailing on the Steinhuder Meer. It is
the broad spectrum of sailing and
yachting that fascinates the versatile
photographer.
Size:11.75”x9”•over300color images•264pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-4268-4•hard•$50.00
Great American Schooner Yachts
Rudolph Arp. In this in-depth look at
some of the great American schooner
yachts, theauthorusesboth theoriginal
plans and drawings and current and
past images to discuss their construc-
tion and history. Not only are the
schooners featured in all their glory,
but there is also detailed information
about the designers of these boats and
their contributions to the trade.
Size:11.75”x9”•389color/bwphotos•256pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-4089-5•hard•$49.99
Treasure Wreck: The Fortunes & Fate of
the Pirate Ship Whydah Arthur T. Vanderbilt
II. When the pirate ship Whydah went down in a
violent storm just off the coast of Massachusetts in
1717,she tooka treasuryofstolengoldand jewels.
Here is the story of this plunder, of the pirates who
amassed this horde during one legendary year
upon the Spanish Main, and the tragedy of their
loss upon the shoals of Cape Cod. It is updated to
coversalvageeffortsstillunderway in theWhydah’s
deep-sea grave.
Size:6”x9”•16b/wphotos• Index•188pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-2739-1•soft•$19.95
Pirates of the Delaware Rupert Sargent Hol-
land. Pirates, conspiracy, highway robbers, and
other sinister forces confront a young law clerk in
Philadelphia smitten by a beautiful French noble-
woman. Travel back to 1793 for action packed
adventure that takes young readers back, follow-
ing our noble hero’s misadventures as he falls in
among a decidedly wrong crowd.
Size:6”x9”•4b/w illus.•320pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2487-X•soft•$14.95
Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True
History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders
on the Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807 Donald
G. Shomette. Pirates, picaroons, and sea rovers are
pitted against the representatives of an outpost in
the Chesapeake Bay region. It is a two hundred-
year history that begins with the Virginia colony in
1609 and ends with the peaceful resolution of the
Othello affair in 1807.
Size:6”x9”•39 illus.,1map• Index•252pp.
ISBN:978-0-87033-607-2•soft•$22.95
Women Were Pirates, Too C.T. Anthony.
From women who fought alongside the men in
dastardly high-sea robberies, to an Irish heroine
who plundered British ships, this book explores
some long overlooked characters in the history
of piracy. Included are Madame Ching, whose
fleet ruled the southern coasts of China, Ireland’s
Grace O’Malley, whose brave fighting exploits
on land and sea placed her equal to queens, and
Mary Read and Anne Bonny, who plundered ships
disguised as men.
Size:6”x9”•8b/w illus.•96pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2492-6•soft•$9.95
Keep Your Glow On: A Compre-
hensive Guide to America’s Light-
houses Wendy Brewer. Color images of
lighthouses across the United States with
detailed information covering lighthouses
of all sizes, lightships, lighthouse lenses,
keepers, recycled lighthouses. A resource
guide provides links to various lighthouse
societies and groups. Valuable information
about lighthouses found throughout the
United States is provided in a detailed.
Size:11”x8.5”•68colorphotos•176pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3704-8•hard•$39.99
Lighthouse Views: North America’s Best
Beacons as Captured on over 400 Post-
cards Skinner &Martin Postcards. Images dating
back to the turn of the 20th Century documenting
lighthouses from California to Alaska, and the
Florida Keys to Nova Scotia.
Size:8.5”x11”•400colorphotos •128pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2087-4•soft•$24.95
More Lost Loot: Ghostly New England
Treasure Tales Patricia Hughes. Stories of lost
treasure sites in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and
Massachusetts. Explore supernatural history that
abounds in this region. Visit ghost towns, lost
Native American villages, forgotten mines, and
valuable gem discoveries. Pirates were welcome,
and the legends suggest they left their loot behind.
Size:6”x9”•40b/wphotos•256pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3627-0•soft•$19.99
