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Chris Shaw Historic Ships

Olympic, Titanic, Britannic, and the Queen Mary

History
English
2 Words
No Age Recommendation
780
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This book is about important ships in history like Titanic, Olympic, Britannic, and The queen mary. This 50 [more]

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Willis Abbot American Merchant Ships And Sailors

History
English
109924 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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In an earlier series of books the present writer told the story of the high achievements of the men of the United States Navy, from the day of Paul Jones to that of Dewey, Schley, and Sampson. It is a record Americans may well regard with pride, for in wars of defense or offense, in wars just or unjust, the American blue jacket has discharged the duty allotted to him cheerfully, gallantly, and efficiently. But there are triumphs to be won by sea and by land greater than those of war, dangers to be braved, more menacing than the odds of battle. It was a glorious deed to win the battle of Santiago, but Fulton and Ericsson influenced the progress of the world more than all the heroes of history. The daily life of those who go down to the sea in ships is one of constant battle, and the whaler caught in the ice-pack is in more direful case than the blockaded cruiser; while the captain of the ocean liner, guiding through a dense fog his colossal craft freighted with two thousand human lives, has on his mind a weightier load of responsibility than the admiral of the fleet. In all times and ages, the deeds of the men who sail the deep as its policemen or its soldiery have been sung in praise. It is time for chronicle of the high courage, the reckless daring, and oftentimes the noble self-sacrifice of those who use the Seven Seas to extend the markets of the world, to bring nations nearer together, to advance science, and to cement the world into one great interdependent whole. WILLIS JOHN ABBOT. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 1, 1902 [more]

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Beatrice Harraden Ships That Pass In The Night

Essay
English
39408 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Beatrice Harraden (1864–1936) was a British writer and suffragette.Born in Hampstead, London[1] on 24 January 1864, Harraden studied in Dresden, at Cheltenham Ladies’ College in Gloucestershire and at Queen’s College and Bedford College in London, and received a BA[1] degree. She travelled extensively in Europe and the United States and in 1893 found fame with her debut novel, Ships That Pass in the Night, a love story set in a tuberculosis sanatorium. [more]

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Beatrice Harraden Ships That Pass In The Night

Fiction
English
37571 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Beatrice Harraden (1864–1936) was a British writer and suffragette. Born in Hampstead, London[1] on 24 January 1864, Harraden studied in Dresden, at Cheltenham Ladies’ College inGloucestershire and at Queen’s College and Bedford College in London, and received a BA[1] degree. She travelled extensively in Europe and the United States and in 1893 found fame with her debut novel, Ships That Pass in the Night, a love story set in a tuberculosis sanatorium. This was a best-seller but she failed to achieve similar success with subsequent books which included novels, short stories and books for children.[1] [more]

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David Morton Ships in Harbour

Fiction
English
10176 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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David H. Morton (February 21, 1886 – June 13, 1957) was an American poet.[1] Born in Elkton, Kentucky, he [more]

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Willis J. Abbot American Merchant Ships And Sailors

Adventure
English
108564 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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When The Twentieth Century Opened, The American Sailor Was Almost Extinct. The Nation Which, In Its Early [more]

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Ralph D. Paine The Old Merchant Marine, A Chronicle Of American Ships And Sailors

History
English
41416 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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The story of American ships and sailors is an epic of blue water which seems singularly remote, almost [more]

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Beatrice Harraden Ships That Pass In The Night

Short Story
English
39430 Words
Ages 18 and up
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"YES, indeed," remarked one of the guests at the English table, "yes, indeed, we start life thinking that we shall build a great cathedral, a crowning glory to architecture, and we end by contriving a mud hut!" "I am glad you think so well of human nature," said the Disagreeable Man, suddenly looking up from the newspaper which he always read during meal- time. "I should be more inclined to say that we end by being content to dig a hole, and get into it, like the earth men." [more]

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Willis J. Abbot American Merchant Ships And Sailors Part 1

Business & Economics
English
55258 Words
Ages 18 and up
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The American Ship And The American Sailor--New England's Lead On The Ocean--The Earliest American Ship-Building--How The Shipyards Multiplied--Lawless Times On The High Seas--Ship-Building In The Forests And On The Farm--Some Early Types--The Course Of Maritime Trade--The First Schooner And The First Full-Rigged Ship--Jealousy And Antagonism Of England--The Pest Of Privateering--Encouragement From Congress--The Golden Days Of Our Merchant Marine--Fighting Captains And Trading Captains--Ground Between France And England--Checked By The Wars--Sealing And Whaling--Into The Pacific--How Yankee Boys Mounted The Quarter-Deck--Some Stories Of Early Seamen--The Packets And Their Exploits. [more]

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Willis J. Abbot American Merchant Ships And Sailors Part 2

Business & Economics
English
53196 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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The Arctic Tragedy--American Sailors In The Frozen Deep--The Search For Sir John Franklin--Reasons For Seeking The North Pole--Testimony Of Scientists And Explorers--Pertinacity Of Polar Voyagers--Dr. Kane And Dr. Hayes--Charles F. Hall, Journalist And Explorer--Miraculous Escape Of His Party--The Ill-Fated "Jeannette" Expedition--Suffering And Death Of De Long And His Companions--A Pitiful Diary--The Greely Expedition--Its Careful Plan And Complete Disaster--Rescue Of The Greely Survivors--Peary, Wellman, And Baldwin. [more]

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