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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick Staff Pick The heyday of whaling examined through the plight of the Whaleship Essex. This is the best sort of popular history writing.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King Publisher Comments Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Publisher Comments The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived by Andrew Wilson Publisher Comments IN the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, the icy waters of the North Atlantic reverberated with the desperate screams of more than 1,500 men, women, and children—passengers of the once majestic liner Titanic. Then, as the ship sank to the... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner by John Maxtone Graham Publisher Comments This is a book unlike any other. Rather than offering simply a detailed retelling of the Titanic sinking on her maiden voyage, John Maxtone-Graham devotes his considerable knowledge and impeccable prose to a discussion of salient, provocative, and rarely... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Titanic, First Accounts: (Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions) by Tim Maltin Publisher Comments Fascinating firsthand accounts of the Titanic--in a deluxe package with gorgeous graphic cover art. Historic firsthand accounts and testimonies by survivors and eye- witnesses including Lawrence Beesley, Margaret Brown, Archibald Gracie, Carlos F. Hurd... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Many a Midnight Ship: True Stories of Great Lake Shipwrecks by Mark Bourrie Publisher Comments Many a Midnight Ship brings to life the powerful history of the greatest northern waterway of the North American continent. These fourteen stories illustrate the majesty of the Great Lakes and the tragedy bestowed upon its waters. From the "coffin" ship... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy by Diana Preston Publisher Comments On May 7, 1915, toward the end of her 101st eastbound crossing, from New York to Liverpool, England, R.M.S. Lusitania — pride of the Cunard Line and one of the greatest ocean liners afloat — became the target of a terrifying new weapon and a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale (Penguin Classics) by Owen Chase Publisher Comments In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship "Essex", thousands of miles from home in the South Pacific, was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving 20 crew members floating in three small boats. The incident provided the inspiration for Melville's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The complete idiot's guide to sunken ships and treasures by Stephen Johnson Publisher Comments You're no idiot, of course. You've heard of the HMS Bounty, the Titanic, and the Lusitania, and you're glad you weren't aboard any of them. But when it comes to knowing the exciting real-life details of the most famous sea disasters in history, you're... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Peril by Skip Strong Publisher Comments There is hidden danger at sea--but more in court. The tale of Captain Skip Strong's historic salvage of a boat that ended up carrying impressive cargo: a 150-foot aluminum fuel cell worth $50 million. An adventure story--Strong's own boat was laden with... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic: The Ocean's Greatest Disaster: A Graphic and Thrilling Account of the Sinking of the Greatest Floating Palace Ever B by Marshall Everett Publisher Comments A graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest floating palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 souls With newly commissioned artwork, Wreck and Sinking of the ‘Titanic’ is a deluxe reproduction of the... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Sea Shall Embrace Them: The Tragic Story of the Steamship Arctic by David Shaw Publisher Comments The gripping story of one of the world's worst maritime disasters, the sinking of the liner THE ARCTIC which resulted in the loss of more than 400 lives. In 1854, one of the worst maritime disaster in the early days of steam occurred when the liner... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson Publisher Comments In the tradition of Jon Krakauers Into Thin Air and Sebastian Jungers The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery-and make history themselves. For John... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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RMS Titanic Owners' Workshop Manual: 1909-12 (Olympic Class): An Insight Into the Design, Construction and Operation of the Most Famous Passenger Ship (Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals) by David F. Hutchings Publisher Comments Titanic—the second of the Olympic class liners—was not revolutionary in design, but was remarkable for her size. She measured 882 feet 9 inches from stem to stern, her navigating bridge towered 104 feet above the keel, and she could carry... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Curse of the Narrows by Laura Macdonald Publisher Comments Before Hiroshima, there was Halifax. In 1917 the busy Canadian port was crowded with ships leaving for war-torn Europe. On December 6, two of them, the Mont Blanc and the Imo, collided in the hard-to-navigate Narrows of the harbor. Within minutes, the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Titanic in Photographs (Titanic Collection) by Steve Hall Publisher Comments The name Titanic has become synonymous with catastrophe, the story of this luxurious liner legendary. Wrecked after colliding with an iceberg on her maiden voyage, the loss of around 1,500 lives among her passengers and crew has gone down in history as... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The Wreck of the Batavia: A True Story by Simon Leys Publisher Comments In 1629, the ship Batavia, pride of the Dutch East India Company, was wrecked on the edge of a coral archipelago, some fifty miles from the western coast of the Australian continent. Most of the nearly three hundred men, women and children on board... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex: A Narrative Account by Owen Chase, First Mate by Owen Chase Publisher Comments On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some bread and water before pulling away in three frail open boats.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rough Guide to the Titanic (Rough Guide To?) by Greg Ward Publisher Comments A century after the most famous shipwreck in history, mysteries, controversies, and arguments still surround the tragedy. The Rough Guide to the Titanic tells the full, compelling story of the supposedly unsinkable liner. At its heart lies the epic human... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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