Books written by David W. Shaw
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Inland Passage: On Boats & Boating in the Northeast
One of the most interesting climbs in New Jersey can be found at the Finns Point Rear Range Light in the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Pennsville . Situated about a mile and a half inland from ...
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Sea Wolf of the Confederacy: The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read
Lieutenant Davenport was among the first to board the steamer. In a “violently agitated” state, according to the Argus, he said, “It is hard, after a man has been taken prisoner, ironed, and his life threatened by pirates, ...
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Daring the Sea: The True Story of the First Men to Row Across the Atlantic Ocean
A portrait of Norwegian immigrants George Habo and Frank Samuelsen explores the lives of these first men to row across the Atlantic Ocean, their families, and their dreams and disappointments, through chronicles of their long and nearly ...
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Sea Wolf of the Confederacy: The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read
In June 1863, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg ended the last rebel land invasion of the North, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating...
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Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her
Flying Cloud is the riveting and thoroughly researched tale of a truly unforgettable sea voyage during the days of the California gold rush.
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Sea Wolf of the Confederacy: The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read
Sea Wolf of the Confederacy brings to light this fascinating yet little known episode of the war, combining Shaw's flair for powerful storytelling with extensive research culled from contemporary newspapers, journals, and official war ...
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Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman who Guided Her
Flying Cloud is the riveting and thoroughly researched tale of a truly unforgettable sea voyage during the days of the California gold rush.
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Daring the Sea: The True Story of the First Men to Row Across the Atlantic Ocean
In 1896, two Norwegian immigrants from the New Jersey coast set out to attain their piece of the American Dream by risking their lives to achieve the seemingly impossible.
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America's Victory: The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans - And How They Won the Greatest Yacht Race...
David W. Shaw is the author of The Sea Shall Embrace Them, Inland Passage, and Daring the Sea.
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The Sea Shall Embrace Them: The Tragic Story of the Steamship Arctic
This stirring narrative is the riveting tale of the sinking of the steamship "Arctic"--a story of extraordinary bravery and appalling cowardice that took nearly 400 lives and the American merchant marine business down with it. of ...