“If I had been on the Titanic with my best friend what would it have been like?” In the summer of 1985, two people in real life were suddenly confronted with this very question. The story in the pages of this book gives the answer….
This book tells that story. —from the Introduction A fascinating look at the making of the Titanic in vivid, colorful detail When she set sail from Southampton on her doomed maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic was the jewel ...
With the help of never-before-published material, an acclaimed maritime scholar captures the stories of a number of vessels that experienced adventure on the high seas, from the tragic loss of the liner Arctic in 1854 to the swift sinking ...
While this may represent literary license , “ Mother Carey's chickens ” were petrels , seabirds which spend virtually all their lives at sea and were regarded as harbingers of bad luck . Shortly thereafter on May 19 , 1887 , the ...
The toubabu sailors looked just as ill. I saw many dead seamen thrown ... After two months at sea, the toubabu brought every one of us up on deck. ... It hovered just over the horizon, casting a long pink path across the still water.
An expertly written investigation of the places that shaped the work of one of the world's best loved authors, exploring the relationship between worlds real and fantastical.
See King-Hall, Commander Stephen Richard, A Naval Lieutenant, 1919, London, Methuen. (later republished as A North Sea Diary: 1914–1918, Newnes. Boadicea was the name ship of a class of small Scout cruisers that were designed ...
In: Conservation of Rock Art (C. Pearson, ed.): 95-98. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977. Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials. Gob, F., F. Petit, ...
Rock Star Mommy chronicles Davids' experiences as a music fan, a mother, and the leader of the Mydols--one of the first "mommy" rock bands in the country.
This Sketch Pad notebook has 110 blank pages. Good Quality white paper. Soft cover (glossy finish). Size 8.5 x11 (extra large). You can use this book to sketch, draw and paint. The choice is all yours. Enjoy!