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-- Two ninetyc2008., Pre-adolescent, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A shipyard apprentice finds high adventure aboard the S.S. Alabama, originally called simply the 290, a Confederate ship which sails the Atlantic destroying Union vessels. Includes facts about the ship's history and Captain Raphael Semmes.
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company Call No: 940.54 293 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A remarkable true WWII account of the maritime attack on the RMS Laconia off the West African coast"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Adolescent, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION FIC LAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the story of the last Africans brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860.
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2008., Pre-adolescent, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Call No: FIC CAR Edition: Pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: During the Revolutionary War, fourteen-year-old Nathan joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build the first submarine used in naval warfare.
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[2018]., Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: CIVIL RIGHTS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Based on a series of interviews, the author relates the slave narrative of Cudjo Lewis.
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1992, Juvenile, Knopf Call No: 387.2 Ke Edition: 1st American Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
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1992, Knopf : Random House [distributor] Call No: 623.8 Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Eyewitness booksSummary Note: A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
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c2000., Juvenile, Dorling Kindersley Call No: 623.8 KENTLEY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Eyewitness booksSummary Note: Photographs and text provide information about boats and ships, looking at different types of sailing vessels from throughout history, investigating their different parts, and discussing how and why they work.
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2000., Juvenile, Dorling Kindersley Call No: 623.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Eyewitness booksSummary Note: A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
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1996., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 623 JEU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Scholastic voyages of discoverySummary Note: Activity book with a history of boats and water travel from prehistory to the twentieth century.
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-- John Howland's good fortune2015, Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "An illustrated account of the life of John Howland, the young servant who was indentured to Pilgrim John Carver, describes how he embarked on the Mayflower and survived a fall off the ship before helping his ill shipmates by scouting out a safe harbor"--OCLC.
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-- John Howland's good fortune2015., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how young John Howland got a job as an indentured servant in order to follow his master, Pilgrim John Carver, on the "Mayflower" to the New World. On the way, John had a bit of luck as he survived falling overboard during a storm. Then, he helped the Pilgrims find a safe harbor as they came into New England, and played an instrumental part in building up their first settlement.
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2000., Juvenile, Blue Earth Books Call No: 641.5 DRAPER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Exploring history through simple recipesSummary Note: This book discusses everyday life, duties, ports of call, foods, meals, cooking methods, and holidays of whaling ship crews in the early- to mid-1800s. Recipes and sidebars are included.
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Call No: 641.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Cook's Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook's H.M.S. Endeavour with his ship's cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as story teller. Through real recipes from the ship's galley, events on board and the places the ship traveled on its way to the Pacific, the book tells multiple stories. Here are stories of social class, hierarchy and race; stories of explorers and the people of the land; the story of one of the world's most famous explorers told through a fresh new lens. This beautiful book is full of information drawn from extensive research alongside evocative illustrations, released to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Endeavour's journey.
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-- Age of sail2002, Greenwood Press Call No: 910.4 5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series,Summary Note: Examines what life was like for people who sailed the high seas during the age of sail, from 1480 to 1880, discussing the men who chose to live and work at sea, as well as individuals who were on board for other reasons, including slaves, sailor's wives, and criminals.
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[2014]., Primary, Random House Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Dog diaries Volume: 5.Summary Note: A springer spaniel named Dash narrates his time aboard the "Mayflower" and his experiences at Plymouth Colony during the first Thanksgiving.
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-- Last crossing of the Lusitania[2016]., Broadway Books Call No: 940.45 Lar Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Provides an in-depth examination of the sinking of the "Lusitania," and discusses its role in WWI, specifically how it caused the United States to enter into the war, and the factors that converged to produce the naval disaster. Describes the experiences of passengers, politicians, newspaper reporters, and naval captains.
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-- Last crossing of the Lusitania[2016]., B\D\W\Y Broadway Books Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF LAR Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the last and fatal voyage of the Lusitania, moving between events on the luxury ocean liner as it returned to its home port of Liverpool from New York City to those on the German submarine U-20.
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-- Last crossing of the Lusitania[2015]., Crown Publishers Call No: WAR NF WORLD WAR I LAR Edition: First edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s)Click here to view
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-- Last crossing of the Lusitania[2015], Crown Publishers Call No: WWI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the last and fatal voyage of the Lusitania, moving between events on the luxury ocean liner as it returned to its home port of Liverpool from New York City to those on the German submarine U-20.