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82) The forever sea
Author
Series
Forever Sea volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"On the never-ending, miles-high expanse of prairie grasses known as the Forever Sea, Kindred Greyreach, hearthfire keeper and sailor aboard harvesting vessel The Errant, is just beginning to fit in with the crew of her new ship when she receives devastating news. Her grandmother—The Marchess, legendary captain and hearthfire keeper—has stepped from her vessel and disappeared into the sea. But the note she leaves Kindred suggests this was not...
84) Starboard
Author
Formats
Description
Dragged on a class trip to visit the SS Great Britain, reality TV star Kirsten Bramble takes the helm when the ancient ship wants Kirsten to be her new captain so she can finish her final quest.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 7
Description
"The seventh Kydd adventure finds Thomas Kydd with his own command at last: the brigsloop Teazer! But Kydd must race the clock to make her battle-ready to defend Malta against Barbary pirates. Soon peace is declared, and the young captain finds himself ashore on half pay. To make ends meet, he agrees to transport convicts to Australia and unexpetedly must offer passage to his friend Renzi as well. There, at the ends of the earth, they will be forced...
87) Everlasting
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
In 1855, seventeen-year-old Camille sets out from San Francisco, California, on her last sea voyage before entering a loveless marriage, but when her father's ship is destroyed, she and a friend embark on a cross-Australian quest to find her long-lost mother who holds a map to a magical stone.
88) Sea mysteries
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
This book introduces mysteries that happened at sea, including the disappearance of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle, the "Mary Celeste" with no people on board, the legends of the "Flying Dutchman," and the lost city of Atlantis.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"In Pirates: Dead Men's Tales, we explore pirates throughout history and across the globe. We come face-to-face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas. Included are the notorious Blackbeard, who terrorised the Caribbean and the Atlantic seaboard of America until he met his end in a dramatic shoot-out; and Captain Kidd, who might be the unluckiest pirate of all time, and whose legendary treasure is still...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Floundering from two years of warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers, the Virginia Company was about to collapse. To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609--the largest fleet England had ever assembled--and sailed into the teeth of a storm.... The inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest, the hurricane separated the flagship from the...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Maxwell Taylor Kennedy takes readers on a wild ride as he relates the harrowing voyage to deliver his boat, Valkyrien, a 90-foot dilapidated wooden schooner, from San Francisco to Washington, DC. From day one, Kennedy and his skeleton crew face difficult odds and personal danger in their quest to make the crossing. Rich in nautical detail and humor, Kennedy recounts his adventure -- its pleasures and perils -- as he encounters never-ending technical...
94) Alphaboat
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Rhyming text full of puns tells the story of the letters of the alphabet sailing off to look for a buried treasure.
96) Thunderer
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is showered with honours. Despite Kydd's protests that he's happy with his present command, he's given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and is part of a standing fleet. Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels...
97) The last of the Cape Horners: firsthand accounts from the final days of the commercial tall ships
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Square-riggers are usually perceived as vessels of the nineteenth century or earlier. Yet these graceful, muli-masted beauties actually sailed on into the 1950s before they disappeared from the seas forever.
Author
Series
Vampirates volume 3
Pub. Date
2008
Description
While Connor faces trouble in the form of an obnoxious new crewmate, Grace, his twin sister, seeks out a vampirate guru who might be able to heal their dear friend Lorcan's blindness.
99) Black Heart
Author
Series
Vampirates volume 4
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
There's a new ship of vampirates roaming the seas, leaving a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. When a high-profile pirate is slain, the Pirate Federation takes decisive action and begins training up a ship of dedicated vampire hunters. The team will be led by newly appointed Captain, Cheng Li and will include pirate prodigy Connor Tempest.
Meanwhile, Connor's twin sister Grace enjoys a bittersweet reunion with their mother. Sally Tempest...
100) Ships
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Description
Presents 10 fascinating vessels with detailed color illustrations and text, also provides factual information about sea life and voyages.
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