It was not until she was in her forties that seafaring became a big part of Fran's life, this coming about through an unaccountable strong attraction to "tall ships". In particular, her account of life and work on board...
Seafaring life
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Author:Taylor, FranSummary: - Author:Gabaldon, DianaSummary:
Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first. Now that Claire knows Jamie survived the slaughter at Culloden, she is faced with the...
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Author:Somper, JustinSummary:Evil Sidorio continues to expand his empire across the oceans, but as he faces growing opposition from both the Pirate Federation and the vampirate realm, twins Grace and Connor Tempest are caught in the conflict.
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In a world where female sailors are executed, Lane's dream of being a ship's captain seems impossible. Sea life is all she knows, and Lane has to hide as a captain's boy to avoid being killed. Then an old pirate enemy...
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Author:AviSummary:As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.
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Author:Hill, Beth, Converse, CathySummary:Frances Barkley was just eighteen when she became the first European woman to set foot on the west coast of North America. After a sheltered upbringing in England, Frances found herself boarding the Imperial Eagle in 1786 to set sail on...
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Author:Tarwater, TristanSummary:Azria is a mage of Miz, trained to wield the magic her country is famous for. When her estranged mother, alleged pirate Captain Apzana of the Hen & Chick, shows up on her 16th birthday offering her adventure, Azria leaves the life...
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Author:Bartlett, Robert A.Summary:Each year, thousands of people visit Bob Bartlett’s boyhood home located in Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador, to catch a glimpse of this famous sealing captain’s amazing life. Hawthorne Cottage has been designated a National Historic...
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Author:Laurens, StephanieSummary:Even before Captain Declan Frobisher and Lady Edwina Delbraith tie the knot, Edwina shatters the illusion that her character is as delicate as her appearance suggests. So when Declan is required to sail to West Africa on a dangerous...
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Author:Wellman, JimSummary:Fishing is the most dangerous occupation in the world: in Atlantic Canada, an average of one person dies every month while working at sea. The Deadly Sea by bestselling author Jim Wellman contains twenty-five stories about men...
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To prove his worth, Caleb Frobisher, hedonistic son of a seafaring dynasty, joins a covert mission his brothers have been pursuing at Freetown, where he helps complete the mission's next stage. He stays on to rescue captives--among...
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Author:Lawrence, IainSummary:Bad luck continues to follow Tom Tin and his mates as they find themselves aboard a formerly abandoned ship, are taught to be sailors by two black-hearted castaways they rescue, and sail to a Caribbean island where they make important...
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Author:Lawrence, IainSummary:In the eighteenth century sixteen-year-old John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed.
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Chloe Neill brings her trademark wit and wild sense of adventure to a stunning seafaring fantasy starring a dauntless heroine in a world of magic and treachery. Kit Brightling, rescued as a foundling and raised in a home for talented...
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Author:Mason, AdrienneSummary:From record-breaking tea clippers to rum runners and sea monsters, life on the west coast has never been dull. Rich in seafaring legend and adventure, these stories will take you on a voyage of discovery into the past and around the...
- Author:Armitage, DoreenSummary:
The author captures the voices of Coast Guard Skippers, coast pilots, commercial fishermen and divers, tugboaters and deep-sea drillers. Fishermen recall the pandemonium of a fishery opening. A former Coast Guard captain tells a heart-...
- Author:Parker, Natalie C.Summary:
In this epic conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, which Booklist Aric Athair is dead. But the fight for the Bullet Seas is far from over. Caledonia's nemesis, Lir--the one responsible for destroying her family--has seized control of...
- Author:Parker, Natalie C.Summary:
Caledonia may have lost her crew, and nearly died at the hand of a powerful foe, but she's been nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets. Calling themselves the Blades, they escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live...
- Author:Parker, Natalie C.Summary:
"One of the year's most anticipated new fantasies."--Entertainment WeeklyThe first in a heart-stopping trilogy that recalls the undeniable feminine power of Wonder Woman and the powder-keg action of Mad Max: Fury Road,...
- Author:Bartlett, Robert A.Summary:
Sails Over Ice picks up where The Log of Bob Bartlett left off.
Between the years 1925–1933, Captain Bob Bartlett and the Morrissey explored coastal Greenland and much of Northern Canada, harvesting scientific...
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