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The QE2: A Picture History by William H., Jr. Miller Illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white and 27 color images, this chronicle by an expert maritime historian offers a rare and captivating blend of personal anecdotes, archival material, and impeccable scholarship.
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|  | Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters by William H., Jr. Miller Nearly 200 photographs, many from private collections, highlight tales of some of the vessels whose pleasure cruises ended in catastrophe: the Morro Castle, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Europa, and many others.
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| Products in Maritime, Aviation, Transportation |  |  |  | 100 Great Antique Automobiles in Full-Color Prints by Clarence P. Hornung Splendid detailed prints depict 1853 Dudgeon Steam Wagon, Ford Quadricycle (1896), Stanley Steamer (1902), Holsman Surrey (1905), Riker Theatre Bus (1901), many others. Descriptive notes.
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|  | 100 Historic Ships in Full Color by John Batchelor Accurate, full-color paintings of amazing ships — from the royal barge of the Egyptian pharaoh Khûfu (2657 B.C.) to the nuclear submarine U.S.S. Seawolf. Extensive descriptive captions. 100 full-color illustrations.
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|  | America’s Lighthouses: An Illustrated History by Francis Ross Holland, Jr. Profusely illustrated fact-filled survey of American lighthouses since 1716. Over 200 stations — East, Gulf, and West coasts, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers.
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| | |  | Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters by William H., Jr. Miller Nearly 200 photographs, many from private collections, highlight tales of some of the vessels whose pleasure cruises ended in catastrophe: the Morro Castle, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Europa, and many others.
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| | |  | Pirates: True Tales of Notorious Buccaneers by Henry Gilbert Thrilling, historically accurate tales feature such well-known characters as Barbarossa and his Mediterranean corsairs and the notorious pirates of the Spanish Main: Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, and Captain Kidd.
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|  | The QE2: A Picture History by William H., Jr. Miller Illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white and 27 color images, this chronicle by an expert maritime historian offers a rare and captivating blend of personal anecdotes, archival material, and impeccable scholarship.
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|  | Sinking of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts by Jay Henry Mowbray Spellbinding reports by survivors, rescuers, others of boarding the lifeboats, parting with loved ones, watching the ship sink, and drifting until rescue. This remarkable 1912 "memorial edition," published shortly after the tragedy, features rare photographs.
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|  | Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. In 1834, a Harvard student enlisted as a common seaman, resulting in this adventure classic. Crackling with realism, it offers memorable views of a dangerous voyage, plus fascinating historical details.
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