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Sailors in the Navy will almost certainly spend part of their careers at sea. Everyone on board has a job whether it's a cook, medic, to nuclear equipment operator. And even though a sailor's life on a ship is strict and orderly, there are still some surprising facts about jobs, training, and living quarters in the Navy.
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The sinking of the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Sophia was Alaska's worst maritime disaster - until it nearly happened again. In 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on her last trip of the season to Vancouver. She never made it. Battered by a raging snowstorm and sent dangerously off course, she ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef, a rocky shoal in Lynn Canal, North America's deepest and longest fjord. She...
743) Mokie and Bik
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From Mokie and Bik:
Mokie and Bik lived on a boat called Bullfrog. They lived in it, on it, all around it, monkeying up ladders and down ropes, over the wheelhouse and across the cabin floor.
"Twins!" their mother shouted, because the lines of her Art jiggled and jarred when Mokie and Bik played bumpboats. "Get out from underfoot!" So Bik bumped Mokie out the door-splat!-into nanny Ruby's bucket as she was sploshing the deck. "Twins!" shouted Ruby....
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Beginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Romantic images lull us into believing it was a quiet means of travel, but a crowded river, faulty equipment and the bravado of the captains resulted in at least one major catastrophe every year. Night boats collided and sank, carelessness caused boiler explosions, races put passengers at risk and fires would quickly swallow the wooden...
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The history of Maine has always been inextricably tied to its coastline. The sea first brought settlers, and the rich fishing and shipbuilding industries sustained growth. The Atlantic also connected Mainers to the rest of the world. Goods and ideas traveled the maritime routes that originated in populous Portland and more isolated places like Carver's Harbor and Deer Isle. From Searsport's sailing masters to the burning of Royal Tar, author Harry...
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The story of shipbuilding in Belfast is known throughout the world: the great ships, including Titanic, HMS Belfast and SS Canberra; the towering cranes; its contribution to making Belfast a great industrial city. Less well known, but just as fascinating and illuminating, is the remarkable story of the Islandmen the men who worked in the shipyards and built the world-renowned vessels. Author Tom Thompson comes from a proud line of shipyard workers....
747) We Go on a Ferry
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With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how people go places on a ferry. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details.
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Boats The story of Billy Lee Telliot and the "Bay Blaster" Shootout by David E. Swarbrick
Buckle up Motorsports fans! Put on your life preservers, raise your anchors, and hop inside this book! Now behold! Known as one of the toughest and most exciting races in the Fast Boat Series: The "Bay Blaster" Shootout is about to begin! Packed with tight turns, lightning-fast straightaways, enormous rocks, and waterfalls, the event brings some of the greatest...
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This e-book contains all of the text and graphics of the original printed edition.
There was a time in the United States when railroad tunnels and bridges were only dreams in the minds of designers, when the best way to move railroad cars across bodies of water was to load them on specialized ships designed specifically for this purpose.
With this utilitarian principle in mind, shipbuilders around the Great Lakes and elsewhere built an amazing variety...
750) À la mer !
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Extrait: "Je venais d'avoir seize ans lorsque je m'enfuis de la maison paternelle pour m'engager comme matelot. Ce n'était pas que je fusse malheureux dans ma famille; je quittais, au contraire, des parents affectueux et remplis d'indulgence, des sœurs et des frères qui m'aimaient et qui me pleurèrent longtemps après que je fus parti."
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¡Vamos a una aventura en el océano! Los amigos marcianos de Millie y el Sr. Mapache aterrizan abruptamente en la playa. ¡Un monstruo se ha llevado su diamante mágico, y sin él, no pueden regresar a Marte! Si a tu hijo o hija le gustan los animales del mar, los submarinos y las aventuras, este libro le encantará.Let's have an ocean adventure! Millie and Mr. Raccoon's Martian friends land abruptly into the beach. A monster has taken their magical...
752) Old Man of the Sea
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Every Sunday, Grandpa waited for me in his room, and I took my place at the foot of the bed. There were days when Grandpa wanted to talk, and days when we sat in silence. Then one day, Grandpa began telling me stories about his life at sea-tales of love and adventure and danger on the ocean waves. And that's when I learned who my grandpa really was ...
753) Speedboats
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This title offers readers cool facts about speedboats, including what they're made of, what they can do, and how they are used. The title also includes a photo diagram, glossary, and an additional resources section. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
754) The Last Of The Fairhaven Coasters: The Story of Captain Claude S. Tucker and the Schooner Coral
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From the early years of our nation, the coasting schooner served as the primary means of hauling the cargoes that fueled the country's growth. Several thousand of these coasters once existed, but by the late 1930s, relatively few remained. Among those still in operation was the coasting schooner "Coral." Hailing from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, the "Coral" and her owner, Captain Claude S. Tucker, carried goods to ports throughout southern New England....
755) Sweetwater Sailors
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Take a trip on the Great Lakes with Sweetwater Sailors. This entertaining, historical and factual book brings you up close and personal with Great Lakes Merchant Mariners, both men and women, including the only American woman Captain of a large Great Lakes ore carrier.
You'll have a first person perspective on the jobs they perform and what makes them continue working in a potentially dangerous profession, which keeps them away from home most of...
756) Puppies on Board
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When eleven puppies are born on Mollie's family's boat, chaos ensues. Mollie's mother wonders what to do, but Mollie has an idea. She will host a tea party in order to find homes for Charlotte, Heidi, Stuart, Margalo, Max, Pippi, Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger. But Wilbur...Wilbur is special. Not just any home will do for him.
757) The Day the World was Shocked: The Lusitania Disaster and Its Influence on the Course of World War I
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"Bring[s] home the horrors of life-and-death scenarios at sea ... ties the sinking of the Lusitania to America's entry into the First World War" (Sea History).
Unlike the loss of the Titanic several years earlier, which could be attributed to nature, the destruction of the passenger-liner Lusitania came at the hands of a German U-boat, one of many which infested the Atlantic at the time, seeking destruction. Many questions, however, rage to this...
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In 1872, the Mary Celeste merchant ship set sail from New York, bound for Italy. About a month later, it was spotted adrift in the ocean. The crew had vanished. The ship's charts were found scattered, and crew members' belongings were still onboard. The lifeboat was missing. What happened to the crew? Explore the theories behind the crew's disappearance and why it has become one of history's greatest mysteries.
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Découvre les aventures palpitantes de Jack et Madie !
Jack, Madie and Poko jouent sur la plage, quand tout à coup ils aperçoivent une bouteille au loin. Celle-ci contient la carte d'un trésor fabuleux, celui du plus redoutable des pirates... Terence le Terrible !
Une histoire pour le soir, idéale pour les tout petits et pour apprendre à lire
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