Ships & Boats: General Interest

Detailing the histories of 35 vessels, the first volume of The Boats of Summer spotlights the New York Harbor and Hudson River summertime excursion...

Detailing the histories of 28 vessels, the second volume of The Boats of Summer spotlights the New York Harbor and Hudson River summertime excursio...

From the author of the Fall 2015 Disney movie The Finest Hours, the thrilling and perfectly paced (Booklist) story of the sinking and rescue of Bou...

This book is entirely dedicated to the fascination of the Riva brand. From a brief look at Riva's history, Carlo Riva's ideas and ideals and an ove...

On 4 March 1824, thirty philanthropic gentlemen including the abolitionist William Wilberforce and Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Manners-Sutton...

The authors of all manuscripts in this monograph were specifically invited for papers that would provide new insights into the complex nature of m...

It doesnt take a university education in naval architecture to understand the components of a boat. But it is important to have that basic knowled...

The Birmingham Canal Navigations comprise the greatest concentration of waterways in Britain. Over the course of a century, from the original Birmi...

A Malaysian cargo ship on its way from Seattle, Washington to China ran aground off the coast of western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on December 8, 2...

The Convoy represents a fresh approach to the story of the Battle of the Atlantic. It is also the first to deal with the more spectacular story of ...

Water transportation has played a key role in the Great Lakes regions settlement and economic growth, from providing entry into the new lake states...

This meticulously researched and illustrated book focuses on the evolution of aircraft carriers and naval aircraft. It features chronological histo...

A beautifully illustrated coffee-table book that launches the reader into the moneyed world of late 19th-century America, when men once known as Ro...