wyszukanych pozycji: 24
Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
ISBN: 9780995130906 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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87,98 zł |
Finale
ISBN: 9780994124661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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63,67 zł |
Tupaia: The Remarkable Story Of Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator (Large Print 16pt)
ISBN: 9781459672093 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 604 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The remarkable story of Tupaia, Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator. Winner of NZ Post 2012 Best General Non - fiction Book Award. Tupaia, lauded by Europeans as 'an extraordinary genius', sailed with Captain Cook from Tahiti, piloted the Endeavour about the South Pacific, and interceded with Maori in NZ. Tupaia, a gifted linguist, a brilliant o...
The remarkable story of Tupaia, Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator. Winner of NZ Post 2012 Best General Non - fiction Book Award. Tupaia, lauded by E...
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276,55 zł |
Storm Swept
ISBN: 9780995130944 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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74,93 zł |
Dearest Enemy
ISBN: 9780994124692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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63,67 zł |
Calafia's Kingdom
ISBN: 9780994124685 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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64,08 zł |
The Beckoning Ice
ISBN: 9780992258832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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63,67 zł |
Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World
ISBN: 9781616209704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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83,75 zł |
She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea
ISBN: 9780684856919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Long before women had the right to vote, earn money, or have lives of their own, "she captains" -- bold women distinguished for courageous enterprise on the high seas -- thrilled and terrorized their shipmates, performed acts of valor, and pirated with the best of their male counterparts. From the warrior queens of the sixth century b.c. to the female shipowners influential in opening the Northwest Passage, She Captains brings together a real-life cast of characters whose audacity and bravado will capture the imagination. In her inimitable style, Joan Druett paints a vivid portrait of...
Long before women had the right to vote, earn money, or have lives of their own, "she captains" -- bold women distinguished for courageous enterprise ...
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92,39 zł |
A Watery Grave
ISBN: 9780312334420 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The year is 1838, and after more than ten years in the planning, the famous United States Exploring Expedition is set to launch into uncharted waters from the coast of Virginia. A convoy of seven ships filled with astronomers, mapmakers, naturalists, and the sailors charged with getting them around the world, the "Ex. Ex." is finally underway, with much fanfare. Aboard the convoy as ship's linguist is Wiki Coffin. Half New Zealand Maori and half American, Wiki speaks numerous languages and is expected to help the crew navigate the Pacific islands that are his native heritage. But... The year is 1838, and after more than ten years in the planning, the famous United States Exploring Expedition is set to launch into uncharted wate... |
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92,57 zł |
A Love of Adventure
ISBN: 9780994124616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Born at sea and raised on shipboard, adventurous young Abigail Sherman wants nothing more than to be wedded to the ocean for life. Instead, fate conspires against her. Beset by problems with the British administration in New Zealand, her widowed father packs her off to the dour household of relatives in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to learn proper womanly decorum. Arriving on the same day as the momentous news of the discovery of gold in California, Abigail does her best to conform, despite being involved in controversial events, including the Women's Rights movement, and a sensational murder...
Born at sea and raised on shipboard, adventurous young Abigail Sherman wants nothing more than to be wedded to the ocean for life. Instead, fate consp...
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102,98 zł |
Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
ISBN: 9780313387487 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Tupaia was the brilliant Polynesian navigator and translator who sailed with Captain James Cook from Tahiti, piloted the "Endeavour" across the South Pacific, and interceded on behalf of the European voyagers with the warrior Maori of New Zealand. As a man of high social ranking, Tupaia was also invaluable as an intermediary, interpreting local rituals and ceremonies. Joseph Banks, the botanist with Cook's expedition, is famous for describing the manners and customs of the Polynesian people in detail. Much of the credit for this information rightfully belongs to Tupaia--indeed, he could... Tupaia was the brilliant Polynesian navigator and translator who sailed with Captain James Cook from Tahiti, piloted the "Endeavour" across the Sou... |
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233,43 zł |
Rough Medicine: Surgeons at Sea in the Age of Sail
ISBN: 9780415924511 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this often darkly humorous tale we learn what type of person would sign on for a dangerous three-year voyage across the globe, what types of medicines and surgical tools were available and what sort of people they encountered on remote South Seas islands.
In this often darkly humorous tale we learn what type of person would sign on for a dangerous three-year voyage across the globe, what types of medici...
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696,20 zł |
The Discovery of Tahiti
ISBN: 9780992258856 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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59,54 zł |
Hen Frigates: Passion and Peril, Nineteenth-Century Women at Sea
ISBN: 9780684854342 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A "hen frigate," traditionally, was any ship with the captain's wife on board. Hen frigates were miniature worlds -- wildly colorful, romantic, and dangerous. Here are the dramatic, true stories of what the remarkable women on board these vessels encountered on their often amazing voyages: romantic moonlit nights on deck, debilitating seasickness, terrifying skirmishes with pirates, disease-bearing rats, and cockroaches as big as a man's slipper. And all of that while living with the constant fear of gales, hurricanes, typhoons, collisions, and fire at sea. Interweaving first-person accounts...
A "hen frigate," traditionally, was any ship with the captain's wife on board. Hen frigates were miniature worlds -- wildly colorful, romantic, and da...
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79,16 zł |
Daughters of the Storm
ISBN: 9780995130913 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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88,16 zł |
Judas Island
ISBN: 9780994124678 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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63,67 zł |
Lady Castaways
ISBN: 9780994115270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. More riveting tales of shipwreck and survival from the author of Island of the Lost.
More riveting tales of shipwreck and survival from the author of Island of the Lost.
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61,12 zł |
In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon
ISBN: 9781565124356 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murder mystery" (USA Today). On May 25, 1841, the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling ground of the northwestern Pacific. A year later, while most of the crew was out hunting, Captain Howes Norris was brutally murdered. When the men in the whaleboats returned, they found four crew members on board, three of whom were covered in blood, the other screaming from atop the mast. Single-handedly, the third officer launched a surprise...
After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murde...
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96,98 zł |
Shark Island: A Mystery
ISBN: 9780312361471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Wiki Coffin, linguist aboard the U.S. Exploring Expedition, the famous voyage meant to put America at the forefront of 19th century scientific discovery, brings many skills to his job. Whether he's translating native languages, assisting his good friend Captain George Rochester as unofficial first mate, or upholding the rule of law as deputy to the sheriff of the port of Virginia, Wiki is never far from the action aboard the seven ships that make up the expedition. But when they encounter a wrecked sealing ship and its desperate crew on the shoals of remote, uninhabited Shark Island,... Wiki Coffin, linguist aboard the U.S. Exploring Expedition, the famous voyage meant to put America at the forefront of 19th century scientific disc... |
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92,57 zł |