Maritime History & Piracy
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Journey to the Jones ACT: U.S. Merchant Marine Policy 1776-1920
$26.95 Add to cartThe “Jones Act” is the most newsworthy U.S. maritime policy law.
Most of the attention is focused on the preservation of U.S. domestic maritime trade. Some is focused on the law as a means for mariners… [more below]
- Author: Papavizas, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 634
- Publish Date: April 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1962729044
- Language: English
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Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder
$34.00 Add to cartINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and bet
- Author: Pearl, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0063433524
- Language: English
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Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory
$30.00 Add to cartThe gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force–and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy
Task Force 58 was World War II’s most power- Author: Mawdsley, Evan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0300255454
- Language: English
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The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific
$19.99 Add to cartFor fans of The Wager and Mutiny on the Bounty comes a thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world.
In 1808, an American merchant ship happened upon an uncharted is- Author: Presser, Brandon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1541758587
- Language: English
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Shipwrecks of the San Juans: A History of Maritime Disaster in the San Juan Islands
$16.99 Read moreMariners have long dreaded the labyrinth of the San Juan Islands. Bounded by the howling straits of Georgia, Rosario, Haro, and Juan de Fuca, the islands have proved the resting place of many an unluc
- Author: Reigel, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: September 08 2024
- ISBN10: 9798218490942
- Language: English
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The Pirate Menace: Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
$32.00 Read moreThis new account explores the most notorious pirates in history and how their rise and fall can be traced back to a single pirate haven, Nassau.
Angus Konstam, one of the world’s leading pirate expert- Author: Konstam, Angus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1472857739
- Language: English
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
$21.00 Read moreA “TOUR DE FORCE OF NARRATIVE NONFICTION” (WSJ) WITH OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NYT BEST SELLER LIST
From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery,- Author: Grann, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0307742490
- Language: English
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The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd
$21.99 Add to cart“[A] striking, thoroughly researched depiction of just how much persistence and inventiveness it took for a woman in Colonial America to retain security and dignity over the course of her life.” —Chr… [more below]
- Author: Geanacopoulos, Daphne Palmer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 133501828X
- Language: English
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Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read
$32.95 Read moreBetween August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and around Jamaica. Despite their short career, they became two of the most notorious pir… [more below]
- Author: Simon, Rebecca Alexandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1526791307
- Language: English
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Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution
$29.95 Read moreNo one present at the Battle of Cape Lopez off the coast of West Africa in 1722 could have known that they were on the edge of history. This obscure yet fierce naval battle would have a monumental imp
- Author: Sutton, Angela C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1633888444
- Language: English
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Los N?ufragos del Wager / The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
$24.95 Add to cartDel autor bestseller #1 del New York Times, creador de Los asesinos de la luna de las flores y La ciudad perdida de Z, llega una historia fascinante sobre naufragios, supervivencia y salvajismo, la cu… [more below]
- Author: Grann, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 8439744579
- Language: Spanish
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The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-And-Run Off the Coast of Nantucket
$34.99 Add to cartThe American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic‘s … [more below]
- Author: Sellitti, Jennifer N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0764367951
- Language: English
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Shipwreck Rescues of the Outer Banks: Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service
$27.95 Add to cartAlong North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where thousands of ships met their doom, the brave surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service braved raging seas, defied death itself, and saved countless lives from c
- Author: Charlet, James D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1493087703
- Language: English
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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death … [more below]
- Author: Sides, Hampton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 525565701
- Language: English
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Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal
$34.99 Add to cart- Author: Marquis, Samuel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 163576968X
- Language: English
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Batavia’s Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History’s Bloodiest Mutiny
$17.00 Add to cartIn 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol … [more below]
- Author: Dash, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 27 2003
- ISBN10: 0609807161
- Language: English
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Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific
$29.95 Add to cartA provocative retelling of shipwreck tales from the Northwest Coast
The Northwest Coast of North America is a treacherous place. Unforgiving coastlines, powerful currents, unpredictable weather, and
- Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Western History and Biography
- Author: Thrush, Coll
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0295753765
- Language: English
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Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money
$22.95 Add to cartLegendary treasures. Mythical robberies. Lost riches. Buried plunder and fabulous wealth. Hidden dangers. Ancient curses and deathbed jinxes. Captivating tales of lost fortunes, hidden caches, the ete
- Author: Willis, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1578598559
- Language: English
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The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy
$19.95 Add to cartThe incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.
Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from- Author: Kingsley, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1639368736
- Language: English
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Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea
$33.00 Add to cartA definitive, sweeping account of the Underground Railroad’s long-overlooked maritime origins, from a pre-eminent scholar of Atlantic history and the award-winning author of The Slave Ship
As many as- Author: Rediker, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 525558349
- Language: English
