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Memories of Mary: The RMS Queen Mary in Pictures Volume V
ISBN: 9781072965527 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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52,96 zł |
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The Sting of the Hawke: Collision in the Solent
ISBN: 9781502946874 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the 20th of September 1911 the White Star Liner RMS Olympic, coming out of Southampton Water, was making a turn to port around the West Bramble buoy in the Solent. At the same time, HMS Hawke, a protected cruiser of the Royal Navy, was making a turn to starboard around Egypt Point, a prominent landmark on the north end of the Isle of Wight. As the two vessels completed their respective turns they steadied on what appeared to be almost parallel courses with Olympic accelerating rapidly towards her full ahead speed for restricted waters. As Olympic drew ahead of Hawke, the much smaller...
On the 20th of September 1911 the White Star Liner RMS Olympic, coming out of Southampton Water, was making a turn to port around the West Bramble buo...
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53,10 zł |
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The Tragedy of the Royal Tar: The 1836 Circus Steamship Fire
ISBN: 9781608933570 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maine's Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie returning to Boston from a summer-long tour of the Canadian Maritimes. Plagued by gale-force winds and rough seas, the usual overnight trip from Saint John, New Brunswick, stretched out to four days and, on the fourth day, disaster struck off the island of Vinalhaven. Thirty-two people and all of the circus animals perished in the tragedy. Mark Warner explores the events leading up to that fateful day. Beginning with the construction of the Royal Tar, he traces the...
On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maine's Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie returning to Boston f...
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53,29 zł |
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All About Towboats: An Informative Handbook for People Who Enjoy Learning About Towboats That Work Inland Waterways
ISBN: 9781979539623 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,32 zł |
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And the Band Played On: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank
ISBN: 9781444707960 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The amazing true story of one of the band members who famously played as the "Titanic" sank, written by his grandsonOn April 14, 1912, whenthe "Titanic" struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank, 1,500 passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play asthe ship went down. The violinist, 21 year-old Jock Hume, knew that his fiancee, Mary, was expecting their first child, the author's mother.A century later, Christopher Ward reveals a dramatic story of love, loss, and betrayal, and the...
The amazing true story of one of the band members who famously played as the "Titanic" sank, written by his grandsonOn April 14, 1912, whenthe "Titani...
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54,66 zł |
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Out of the Depths: A History of Shipwrecks
ISBN: 9781789149180 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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54,66 zł |
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Tall Ships: History Comes to Life on the Great Lakes
ISBN: 9781591935797 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seeing a tall ship under full sail is an unforgettable experience--it's like a trip back in time From full-rigged ships that look like the pirate vessels of old to replicas of the sleek Baltimore schooners that helped win the War of 1812, tall ships still ply the waters of the Great Lakes, and each one carries its own incredible tales. More than 25 ships are featured in this amazing full-color book, complete with vessel and crew details, as well as amazing stories about famous voyages, accidents and storms. Grab Tall Ships, and set sail for adventure
The book, by Kaitlin... Seeing a tall ship under full sail is an unforgettable experience--it's like a trip back in time From full-rigged ships that look like the pirate ves...
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54,80 zł |
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An Unlikely Success Story: The Belfast Shipbuilding Industry 1880-1935
ISBN: 9780953960439 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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54,97 zł |
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Scotia the Brave
ISBN: 9781502798190 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a readable and informative account of a long period in history which culminated in the launch of the Cunard Mail Steamer "Scotia," last of the big paddlers. This book tells - How the United States, builder of the world's finest sailing ships, missed the boat when it came to transatlantic steam travel. How the Cornish miners' need to dig deeper and to dig further under water led directly to Britain becoming the world capital of manufacturing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, How Liverpool, aided by the shipbuilders of Scotland, played a key role in the creation of wealth in...
This is a readable and informative account of a long period in history which culminated in the launch of the Cunard Mail Steamer "Scotia," last of the...
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55,53 zł |
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Pirate and Buccaneer Doctors (Reprint Booklet)
ISBN: 9781616461867 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,00 zł |
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Memories of Mary: The RMS Queen Mary in Pictures Volume 1
ISBN: 9781546893462 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,21 zł |
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Eight Down
ISBN: 9781097125869 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,54 zł |
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Last Dance of the Vestris: With a foreword by Commodore Ronald W. Warwick
ISBN: 9781475223125 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the biggest mysteries of 20th century shipping is solved, at last. In November 1928, more than a hundred passengers were looking forward to a pleasant voyage from New York City to South America when their ship, the overloaded and leaky S.S. Vestris steamed into a massive storm. On the second night out, two giant waves pounded the liner and inflicted a wound from which she would never recover. Within hours, the Vestris was on her way to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, leaving behind a debris field teeming with heroes, cowards, the living and the dead. News of the disaster occupied...
One of the biggest mysteries of 20th century shipping is solved, at last. In November 1928, more than a hundred passengers were looking forward to a p...
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57,54 zł |
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Birchbark Canoe in color photos: Indigenous Technology Volume I
ISBN: 9781530062928 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As one studies a birchbark canoe, one realizes that it is basically a scaled-up, streamlined basket. The same kind of technology was used, to make them. This is not unusual. Irish coracles are essentially large baskets. Birchbark canoes were used by Native Americans of northern regions, wherever birch trees grew, and there were bodies of water. Written records cite sizes from one person, to even fifty. The fur trade that made some Europeans rich was dependent on birchbark canoes for transport. They were made in some quantity, during the fur trade, almost like an assembly line. John Jacob...
As one studies a birchbark canoe, one realizes that it is basically a scaled-up, streamlined basket. The same kind of technology was used, to make the...
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57,72 zł |
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Project Phoenix Fire: Maryland UFOs in 1958
ISBN: 9798852366436 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,76 zł |
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Memories of Mary: The RMS Queen Mary in Pictures Volume III
ISBN: 9781725025516 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,42 zł |
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US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890–1933
ISBN: 9781472851000 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,64 zł |
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Pirate Ships Through the Ages
ISBN: 9781615843473 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Follow the fascinating story of pirate ships from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, through the Middle Ages, and through piracy's golden age right up to the modern age. All the ships including ships of famous pirates, Oriental pirates, and Corsairs are illustrated in full color by the author.
Follow the fascinating story of pirate ships from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, through the Middle Ages, and through piracy's golden age right up t...
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61,37 zł |
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The Loss of the SS. Titanic
ISBN: 9781605124209 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The sinking of the Titanic has captured the imagination of the public like no other tragedy of the modern age. Lawrence Beesley's eyewitness account of the disastrous voyage stands as one of the most carefully written and authoritative books on the subject, despite the fact that it was published only months after the event. Beesley was uniquely qualified to write this book, having himself been a second class passenger aboard the SS Titanic. He gives a detailed description of his personal experiences aboard the doomed luxury liner, setting the record straight on many topics, as well as...
The sinking of the Titanic has captured the imagination of the public like no other tragedy of the modern age. Lawrence Beesley's eyewitness account o...
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61,86 zł |
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How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs
ISBN: 9780486273136 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written especially for the amateur boat builder, this concise guidebook contains clear, practical directions and designs for building 16 modern small boats, rowboats, sailboats, outboards, a 125-class hydroplane, and a runabout. You'll find detailed step-by-step instructions, with diagrams, for each design presented. The construction techniques have been kept as simple as possible; moreover, the standardized techniques described and illustrated here are used in boat yards and can be used to construct a variety of other craft not included in this volume. Written especially for the amateur boat builder, this concise guidebook contains clear, practical directions and designs for building 16 modern sma... |
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62,11 zł |