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Panama 1914 - The early years of the Big Dig (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition): Udo J. Keppler Panama 1914 - The early years of the Big Dig (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)
Udo J. Keppler; Logan Marshall; Edited by Ken Rossignol
R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

PANAMA 1914 IS NOW BOARDING Join this great voyage through the history of the Panama Canal, which is, one hundred years after its completion, on the eve of a new chapter in its spectacular history. From the early explorers, many seeking a critical water connection between two of the world's great oceans to the determination of the best engineers of America, the BIG DIG finally opened for shipping - you can be on board What stood in the way of making this canal a reality? Dense jungle, bottomless swamps, snakes and wild animals, endless mountain slides, vicious mosquito borne illnesses, hostile Indians, marauding pirates and buccaneers, and jealous colonial-era world powers, just to name a few. The story of the Panama Canal is told in this book through the original news reports of the day along with great photos of the construction efforts, gripping illustrations and editorial cartoons that appeared in many publications. In addition, the detailed chronicles of veteran newspaperman Logan Marshall have been restored, edited and abridged by the author. The story told so well one hundred years ago has been newly enhanced, researched and the verbiage brought up to date. PANAMA 1914 provides the reader with a full understanding of the aborted tries, the competing routes, and the lambasting of President Teddy Roosevelt at the hands of the press as well as interesting anecdotes of history. For instance: learn about the practice of renting gravesites, much like today's storage lockers. What happened when the relatives of the deceased failed to pay the rent? Scotland sent settlers to establish a colony at Panama. What happened? Of eight hundred Chinese workers who arrived to work on the canal and railroad, hundreds committed suicide and all of them either died or left, due to pestilence and turmoil. Why did hundreds of them fling themselves into the ocean? A custom-made $40,000 Pullman car for a French canal company big shot was only part of the way the funds of investors were squandered in the failed effort that led to the takeover by the United States. What was the real cost to build this spectacular ditch? What happened when the U. S. House of Representatives had to decide whether to build the canal through Panama or plan a trip through Lake Nicaragua? The desperate dash of the USS Oregon to travel the long distance from the west coast around South America to help defend the east coast from a Spanish Armada reportedly heading to attack That episode helped push the decision to enable America to quickly move ships from one ocean to the other - with the construction of the Panama Canal. Corruption, charges and counter-charges went on for many years after this: in March, 1899, Marshall wrote "Congress authorized the President to make an exhaustive investigation as to the most practicable and feasible Isthmian route for a canal that should be under the complete control of the United States and the absolute property of the nation." A lobbyist stepped in and the key legislators learned about an explosive potential in one country which led to a decision being finally made to build the $375,000,000 water connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Step aboard the ship of history and don't forget your mosquito netting.

A History of the Amistad Captives - Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the... A History of the Amistad Captives - Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; Their Voyage, and Capture Near Long Island, New York; With Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving... (Paperback)
John W Barber
R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Full Title: "A History of The Amistad Captives: being a Circumstantial Account of The Capture of The Spanish Schooner Amistad, by The Africans on Board; their Voyage, and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of The Surviving Africans"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++MonographHarvard Law School LibraryNew Haven, Ct.: Published by E.L. & J.W. Barber. Hitchcock & Stafford, Printers. 1840

Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer (Paperback, Standard ed.): Frank Hitchens Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer (Paperback, Standard ed.)
Frank Hitchens
R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Formulas for the Air Navigation Computer is written for pilots and air navigators at all levels of experience from the novice to the professional. The book is self-help on how to use the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. An E6-B Air Navigation Computer is a circular slide rule with a wind slide on the reverse side. It is dedicated to performing all calculations related to pre-flight planning and in-flight air navigation. Every pilot has an E6-B Air Navigation Computer, which is supplied with a very brief instructional booklet when the E6-B is purchased. However, the booklet only covers a few basic formulas, and many more formulas are required for passing the pilot navigation exams at various levels and, of course, for all operational flying. Obtaining all these different formulas from various sources is time consuming, as this author has discovered over the years. They are not readily available in one book. This is the reason for writing Formulas for the Air Navigation Computer; it is a unique collection of air navigation computer formulas. The formulas are written as they appear when set up on the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. A full description on how to solve each formula is included, along with a worked example and also the methods for using the wind slide to calculate wind triangle and other navigational problems associated with the wind slide. The book is easy to follow by the novice pilot and a convenient reference source for the more experienced pilot. The book is complete with all the formulas a pilot of any level should need to know. It is laid out in a simple way with over 122 formulas and methods, covering Time, Speed & Distance, Air Speed, Altitude Navigation, VNAV, One-in-Sixty Rule, Wind triangle Calculations, Wind Finding methods, Fuel Calculations, Pressure Pattern Navigation and more.

The Port of Hamburg in 1910 (Paperback): Edwin Clapp The Port of Hamburg in 1910 (Paperback)
Edwin Clapp
R2,802 Discovery Miles 28 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This excellent american documentation about the port of Hamburg was intended to serve as an example about how the maritime business along the great lakes and the inland waterways could improve. At that time the harbour of Hamburg was much further developped than most of the large american ports. Still today, this book provides a lot of information to those interested in the story of sea harbours at the beginning of the 20th century.

Basic Maritime Security and Defense (Paperback): Jeffrey L. Kuhlman Basic Maritime Security and Defense (Paperback)
Jeffrey L. Kuhlman
R1,293 Discovery Miles 12 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is in full color and is designed for reference and training of any party assigned to maritime security and/or defense duties. The book is easily understood and suitable for multicultural crews. Most photos and all illustrations are original by the author. Basic Maritime Security and Defense: This book is a revision of the author's university certificated course of instruction for use in training maritime professionals assigned maritime security duties whether aboard ship or ashore. It is loaded with the information necessary to understand and cope with piracy, terrorism, crime, and civil unrest. The course is also a familiarization source for working in an armed offshore environment. This is a no nonsense book for a no nonsense reader. The book deals with such topics as the use of a ship's systems in defense, searches, various attacks and defensive methods, and the handling of a support vessel in a security role. This book is ideal for the reader who desires real insight into our maritime, the security problems the industry faces, the methods used to protect it, and new techniques designed not for the military or law enforcement but for the maritime industry in its civilian context. The professionals who have taken this course says that they had no idea that the subject was so complex.

Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts (Paperback): Jeffrey L. Kuhlman Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts (Paperback)
Jeffrey L. Kuhlman
R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As a trainer in shipboard security and a university instructor in disaster and emergency preparedness, I have received many requests from the cruising community and members of the charter yacht industry for a comprehensive source of practical information about vessel security and defense. This book is the result. It is concise and easily used. The information is foundational and can be built upon as need arises. Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts is structured for use by yacht owners, cruisers, and those who visit distant ports at home and abroad. Recreational and charter yachts have unique requirements that begin with yacht construction for aesthetics rather than security, and the enjoyment of their occupants rather than carrying out commerce and work. Although yachts must follow virtually the same regulations as the commercial industry, interactions with communities and port facilities ashore tend to be quite different from the commercial industry. This book will help the yachtsman cope with vagrancies of current threats and prepare them for the dynamics of security that lead to the evolution of future threats. This book is an excellent vehicle upon which more advanced training can depend.

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812. Vol. II (Paperback): Alfred Thayer Mahan The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812. Vol. II (Paperback)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
R1,068 Discovery Miles 10 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Title: The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF EUROPE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection includes works chronicling the development of Western civilisation to the modern age. Highlights include the development of language, political and educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts. The selection documents periods of civil war, migration, shifts in power, Muslim expansion into Central Europe, complex feudal loyalties, the aristocracy of new nations, and European expansion into the New World. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Mahan, Alfred Thayer; 1892 2 vol.; 8 . 9079.g.21.

A practical guide to wooden boat and ship building / Ein Praxisfuhrer zum Selbstbau von hoelzernen Booten und Schiffen... A practical guide to wooden boat and ship building / Ein Praxisfuhrer zum Selbstbau von hoelzernen Booten und Schiffen (Paperback)
Richard Gaasbeck
R1,331 Discovery Miles 13 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dieses sehr detaillierte und vollst ndig bebilderte Buch aus dem Jahr 1918 diente dazu, Laien den Bau von kleinen und mittleren h lzernen Booten und Schiffen zu erm glichen. Auch heute noch ist es eine einzigartige Informationsquelle f r Selbstbauer und Besitzer h lzerner Boote.

Celestial Navigation Calculations (Upon Oceans Endorsement) Worked-Out for Maste (Paperback): Jia-Shen Hu, Alexander F... Celestial Navigation Calculations (Upon Oceans Endorsement) Worked-Out for Maste (Paperback)
Jia-Shen Hu, Alexander F Hickethier Mba
R1,411 Discovery Miles 14 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We have developed this series of training manuals to assist the Merchant Mariner in passing the U.S. Coast Guard Licensing Examinations, from Master 500 GT to 2nd mate Unlimited upon Oceans. These manuals have been developed to augment our current textbooks for Mariners and are modular in design incorporating practical exercises and actual U.S. Coast Guard examination questions with all questions worked-out. A description of each manual follows: Volume III: Celestial Navigation Calculations worked-out for Master 500 GT through 2nd Mate Unlimited Upon Oceans Endorsement. Volume III provides an in-depth understanding of the Celestial Calculation found on the US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Examinations through 2nd Mate Unlimited. Chapter 1, The Sailings, Parallel, Mid-Latitude, Mercator and Great Circle. Chapter 2Time Zone calculations, (Sunrise and Sunset, Time Tick, Time of Meridian Transit and Estimated Time of Arrival). Chapter 3, Deviation by Celestial Observation (Amplitude and Azimuth). Chapter 4, Latitude Observations (Local Apparent Noon and Latitude by Polaris). Chapter 5, Sight Reduction - Running Fixes (any body). Chapter 6, Star Identification, and Star and Planet Selection. Chapter 6, Sight Reduction - Running Fixes (any body. ) Chapter 7, Miscellaneous Problems (Ho, He and intercept). To see all Marine Navigation Publications offered by this author click on authors name above. Last Review and update 04-02-2013

The Ship (Paperback): W. Clark Russell The Ship (Paperback)
W. Clark Russell
R942 Discovery Miles 9 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Ship: Her Story W. Clark Russell

Map Reading and Navigation - The Official U.S. Army Field Manual, FM 3.25-26 (Paperback): U. S. Army Department Map Reading and Navigation - The Official U.S. Army Field Manual, FM 3.25-26 (Paperback)
U. S. Army Department
R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this field manual is to provide a standardized source document for Armywide reference on map reading and land navigation. This manual applies to every soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on these subjects. Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendixes include a list of exportable training materials, a matrix of land navigation tasks, an introduction to orienteering, and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation. Profusely illustrated throughout.

HM Naval Base Clyde (Paperback, New): Keith Hall HM Naval Base Clyde (Paperback, New)
Keith Hall
R399 R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Clyde submarine base was officially commissioned in 1967. The Faslane site had originally been used as a military port during the Second World War and was built and manned by the army. HMS Adamant, the Depot ship of the 3rd Submarine Squadron, first anchored in Faslane Bay in 1957, and over the years the base has increased in size to accommodate the growing sophistication of the squadron submarines and the increasing number of hulls. This book traces the development of the base in unsurpassed pictorial detail, from its initial use by the army to October 1996, when the base became HM Naval Base Clyde. Chronicling the histories of the two submarine squadrons based at Faslane, the 3rd and 10th Squadrons, this collection is sure to provoke nostalgia among submariners and personnel who have served at the base, while providing a fascinating insight for those not so familiar with its story.

Steam-Ships (Paperback): R. A Fletcher Steam-Ships (Paperback)
R. A Fletcher
R2,054 Discovery Miles 20 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reprint des Originals aus 1910 ber Steam Ships.

Titanic 1912 - The original news reporting of the sinking of the Titanic (Paperback): Elizabeth Mackey Titanic 1912 - The original news reporting of the sinking of the Titanic (Paperback)
Elizabeth Mackey; Ken Rossignol
R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The original 1912 news accounts of the Titanic disaster include the first-hand accounts of survivors as told to reporters who met the ship bringing them from where they were saved from lifeboats. The surviving crew describes the crucial moments after the ship hit the iceberg. A crewman testifies just three days after the sinking that the ship had a fire in its coal bunkers from the time it set sail. Teachers across America buy this book citing the original sources detailed that enable them to teach a lesson on the Titanic.

Burning the Gaspee - Revolution in Rhode Island (Hardcover): Rory Raven Burning the Gaspee - Revolution in Rhode Island (Hardcover)
Rory Raven
R767 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R94 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance (Paperback, 2nd edition): Sandy Lindsey Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Sandy Lindsey
R538 R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Save R28 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

STOP WORKING ON YOUR BOAT AND GET OUT ON THE WATER!Save money and time with these 1,001 tested tips from Sandy Lindsey, a boat-maintenance contributor to Boating magazine for many years. In Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance, Lindsey has culled the best ofher years of advice and gathered the top suggestions from her readers. These handy, natural solutions work amazingly well-and are environmentally friendly. Boats last longer and look more beautiful with proper care. But that care takes a lot less time when you work smart. See how you can make your winterizing and spring commissioning chores go much faster and learn Lindsey's labor-saving secrets for tackling: Teak, canvas, and carpet carePainting, metal cleaning, and polishingFiberglass and gelcoat cleaning and repairEngine care and winterizingMildew--how to get rid of it, how to prevent it This second edition is updated with green solutions, information about dealing with ethanol in fuel, howto maintain the new batteries, and an all-new chapter on maintenance aspects of sailboats (sail care,winches, lines, and wire rigging). Putting the helpful hints of Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance to work can change your boating life.Less time working means more time boating! "A treasure chest of proven labor-savers that can help get those pesky maintenance chores done faster." -- Observer-Dispatch

Touched By The Titanic (Paperback): W. E. Brower Jr. Touched By The Titanic (Paperback)
W. E. Brower Jr.
R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 the R.M.S. Titanic slipped below the waters of the Atlantic becoming one of the greatest maritime disasters of the 20th century. 68 years later, a young boy would learn about the lost liner while spending the day with his grandfather. This is the story of that day and the collection of memorabilia which would be amassed over the years, the unbreakable bond between a grandfather and grandson joined together by the interest in the unsinkable ship.

The Titanic and the Indifferent Stranger - The Complete Story of the Titanic and the Californian (Paperback): Paul Lee The Titanic and the Indifferent Stranger - The Complete Story of the Titanic and the Californian (Paperback)
Paul Lee
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the summer of 1912, one man on the Earth was despised as a thousand-fold murderer. He was Stanley Lord, the Captain of the freighter Californian. Two courts of inquiries found that his ship had sat and watched the 'unsinkable' Titanic fire distress rockets and finally watched her slip under waves, while the Californian's Captain and sole wireless operator slept, and an impotent bridge crew pondered that 'a ship is not going to fire rockets at sea for nothing...it looked like a case of distress.'Failing to impress their suspicions on Lord, the crew stood and watched the strange rocket-firer disappear into the night...In accordance with the basic dictates of maritime law, Lord and his crew should have responded to the rockets. They didn't. And 1500 people died in the frigid waters that night. Although Captain Lord was treated as a pariah and forced to resign from his shipping company, he soon found employment elsewhere and he prospered. After nearly 100 years, debate still ensues as to whether his ship and the Titanic were in sight of each other, but attempts to re-open the case to exonerate the crew of the sleepy tramp Californian in 1965, 1968 and 1990 simply resulted in the original findings of the courts being largely upheld. Basic questions about the case remain. Why did the Californian crew not give more impetus to the rockets? Were they afraid of their Captain? Why did they not wake up the wireless operator? Why was the crew not prosecuted for negligence? Why do so many people believe that the Captain was a scapegoat in 1912? Why is this one issue the most divisive aspect of the whole Titanic story?And more importantly, could the Californian have saved any of the victims, or would they have arrived in time simply to pluck a few half-dead bodies from the water

Ghosts of the USS Yorktown - The Phantoms of Patriots Point (Hardcover): Bruce Orr Ghosts of the USS Yorktown - The Phantoms of Patriots Point (Hardcover)
Bruce Orr
R767 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R94 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Classic Motor Boats (1907) (Paperback): F. Durand Classic Motor Boats (1907) (Paperback)
F. Durand
R1,613 Discovery Miles 16 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
St. Augustine Pirates and Privateers (Hardcover): Theodore Corbett St. Augustine Pirates and Privateers (Hardcover)
Theodore Corbett
R772 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Titanic Madness-What Really Sank the Great Ship - What Really Sank the Great Ship (Paperback): Thomas Power Lowry Titanic Madness-What Really Sank the Great Ship - What Really Sank the Great Ship (Paperback)
Thomas Power Lowry
R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A medical and neurological analysis of the captain's failure in command, and the evidence that he was impaired by Alzheimer's Disease.

History of British Boating and Rowing (Paperback): W B Woodgate History of British Boating and Rowing (Paperback)
W B Woodgate
R2,635 Discovery Miles 26 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This marvellous book first appeared in 1888 in England and explains everything a boater should know.

The History of the Rig (Paperback): Edward K Chatterton The History of the Rig (Paperback)
Edward K Chatterton
R2,264 Discovery Miles 22 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book, originally from 1912 deals with the history of the fore-and-aft-rig, which is the most common rig on larger sailing ships. The very detailed description explains in an unique manner the development of sail rigs from the beginning until today.

American Yachting (Paperback): W.P. Stephens American Yachting (Paperback)
W.P. Stephens
R2,023 Discovery Miles 20 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reprint of the best book ever about practice and history of american yachting. First issued in 1904.

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