Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail: Races and rivalries on the nineteenth century high seas 1472900286, 9781472900289

Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail 9781472900296, 9781472900302

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Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail 9781472900296, 9781472900302

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On Wilder Seas: The Woman on the Golden Hind 9781789551143

April 1579: When two ships meet off the Pacific coast of New Spain, an enslaved woman seizes the chance to escape. But

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PIRATES The Golden Age Of Pirates: The Colorful Characters That Terrorized the Seas

Because of the way pirates are portrayed in the movies or on tv, we often think of them as colorful characters. In reali

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Muscle on Wheels: Louise Armaindo and the High-Wheel Racers of Nineteenth-Century America 9780773555327

A fascinating account of high-wheel bicycle racing and one of North America's first women professional athletes.

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Sail Smart : Understand Your Instruments to Sail Faster, Make the Right Calls and Win Races [1 ed.] 9781118337332, 9781119942375

Master your instruments and turn on-board information into racing results Modern sailors are bombarded with a wealth of

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Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India: The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness 9781107030244

In this engaging and eloquent history, Ruby Lal traces the becoming of nineteenth-century Indian women through a critiqu

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Near Death on the High Seas: True Stories of Disaster and Survival 9780307279347, 2007043573

In Near Death on the High Seas, Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors c

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Near Death on the High Seas: True Stories of Disaster and Survival 9780307279347, 0307279340, 0307389308, 9780307279354

In Near Death on the High Seas, Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors c

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Jackpot: High Times, High Seas, and the Sting That Launched the War on Drugs 9780762767991, 9781599219769, 2010054487, 0762767995

In the late 1970s and early '80s, a cadre of freewheeling, Southern pot smugglers lived at the crossroads of Miami

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