The Fyddeye Guide To Americas Maritime History

Author : Joe Follansbee
Publisher : Fyddeye Media
ISBN 13 : 0615381537
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History written by Joe Follansbee and published by Fyddeye Media. This book was released on 2010 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History is a one-of-a-kind directory for tall ships, lighthouses, historic warships, maritime museums, and other attractions you can visit today that preserve, protect, and interpret our nation's maritime history. Use the Guide to plan a family trip, map out a heritage travel experience, research your local history, or find a heritage organization to help you discover the sea captain in your family tree. The Guide covers maritime history attractions in the Lower 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. More than 200 authentic tall ships, many offering travel excursions and educational experiences lasting from an hour to several weeks. More than 300 historic commercial vessels, such as ferries, tugs, and steamboats, as well as warships, including battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and small craft dating from the 18th century to the middle 20th century that you can visit. More than 750 photogenic lighthouses and lightships grouped by East Coast, West Coast, the Gulf Coast, and the Great Lakes. More than 260 family-friendly maritime museums in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Three maps with suggested itineraries for discovering lighthouses in New England, California, and Michigan. Special articles on the tall ship Lady Washington, forgotten steamboats on the Okanogan River, the best lighthouse books, and major maritime festivals. Twenty-five professional photos of key ships and other attractions. The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History complements Fyddeye, http: //www.fyddeye.com, the Internet's most comprehensive website dedicated to maritime history and heritage. Fyddeye also features an online community that discusses news about maritime history and current issues, including preservation of historic ships. You can also share photos and vote in polls on current events. Visit Fyddeye's pages on Facebook and follow Fyddeye on Twitter.

Author : Joe Follansbee
Publisher : Fyddeye Media / Joseph G. Follansbee
ISBN 13 : 9781735465630
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fyddeye Guide to America's Veteran Warships written by Joe Follansbee and published by Fyddeye Media / Joseph G. Follansbee. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a military veteran, history buff, or just curious about America's maritime history? The Fyddeye Guide to America's Veteran Warships is the perfect way to explore more than 500 ships and small craft that played a role in the defense and development of the United States. You'll discover US Navy capital ships, such as aircraft carriers and battleships, that fought fascism on two oceans and preserved our freedoms. US Coast Guard vessels performed rescues, enforced the law, and warned mariners from dangerous shoals. The country's collection of tall ships preserve maritime skills and culture. Nearly 250 naval vessels from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century Aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, supply ships, and small craft Commercial cargo ships, tugboats, towboats, lightships, and specialized boats. Dozens of two and three-masted tall ships offering brief excursions, day trips and longer voyages Each listing contains a short description of the vessel, its location, contact information, website, hours and ticket prices. Many vessels are free to board! Notes on whether the vessel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and/or designated a National Historic Landmark Categories: Travel, history, military history, sailing, veterans

Author : Skip Finley
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682478335
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whaling Captains of Color written by Skip Finley and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of whaling as an industry on this continent has been well-told in books, including some that have been bestsellers, but what hasn’t been told is the story of whaling’s leaders of color in an era when the only other option was slavery. Whaling was one of the first American industries to exhibit diversity. A man became a captain not because he was white or well connected, but because he knew how to kill a whale. Along the way, he could learn navigation and reading and writing. Whaling presented a tantalizing alternative to mainland life. Working with archival records at whaling museums, in libraries, from private archives and interviews with people whose ancestors were whaling masters, Finley culls stories from the lives of over 50 black whaling captains to create a portrait of what life was like for these leaders of color on the high seas. Each time a ship spotted a whale, a group often including the captain would jump into a small boat, row to the whale, and attack it, at times with the captain delivering the killing blow. The first, second, or third mate and boat steerer could eventually have opportunities to move into increasingly responsible roles. Finley explains how this skills-based system propelled captains of color to the helm. The book concludes as facts and factions conspire to kill the industry, including wars, weather, bad management, poor judgment, disease, obsolescence, and a non-renewable natural resource. Ironically, the end of the Civil War allowed the African Americans who were captains to exit the difficult and dangerous occupation—and make room for the Cape Verdean who picked up the mantle, literally to the end of the industry.

Author : Archibald Campbell Denison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Maritime History written by Archibald Campbell Denison and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert A. Kilmarx
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429727186
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Maritime Legacy written by Robert A. Kilmarx and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive historical analysis of merchant shipping on the high seas and associated shipbuilding under sovereign U.S. jurisdiction from precolonial times to the present. It identifies U.S. policy developments that have affected the merchant marine and shipbuilding industries.

Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393037098
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treason's Harbour written by Patrick O'Brian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."--J. de Courcy Ireland

Author : Joe Follansbee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735465647
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime Museums written by Joe Follansbee and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blurb for Museums GuideDo you love to visit museums wherever you travel? Do you like learning about the sea and ships? The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime Museums is your ticket to the most fascinating historical museums that focus on our country's relationship with the sea. From Alaska to Florida, you'll discover museums and sites ranging from World War II aircraft carriers to displays of small pleasure craft. Visit the cramped spaces of submarines or view beautiful works of maritime art and models of famous ships. Many museums have special educational programs to teach lost sailing and boatbuilding skills. ? Listings arranged alphabetically by state ? Brief museum description and mission ? Physical address, phone, website, and email address ? Visiting hours and ticket prices (always call ahead before visiting) ? Latitude and longitude for GPS devices

Author : Joseph M. Stanford
Publisher : National Maritime Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780930248031
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea History's Guide to American and Canadian Maritime Museums written by Joseph M. Stanford and published by National Maritime Historical Society. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joe Follansbee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984905409
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fyddeye Guide to America's Lighthouses : 750+ Lighthouses, Lightships, and Life-saving Stations You Can Visit Today! written by Joe Follansbee and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fyddeye Guide to America's Lighthouses makes your travel planning easier by showing you hundreds of fascinating lighthouses you can visit today on the east coast, Great Lakes, Gulf coast, and the west coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. From remote islands in Maine to the metropolises of southern California, you'll discover the towering historic structures that have inspired travelers for millennia. You can get close to virtually all America's lighthouses, and many allow you to climb to the top and stay as long as a month in historic buildings. More than 750 lighthouses, conveniently organized by coastal region and state Brief histories and complete contact information, including website, email address, and phone Three maps with suggested itineraries for discovering lighthouses in New England, Michigan, and California Notes on whether you can stay overnight on the lighthouse grounds, possibly in the keepers' historic quarters Chapters on lightships and historic life-saving stations, including availability of overnight accommodations More than 40 images of lighthouses from coast to coast More information is available at http: //www.fyddeye.com

Author : K. Jack Bauer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780872496712
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Maritime History of the United States written by K. Jack Bauer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual chapters are devoted to the fishing and whaling industries, the Great Lakes, and the western rivers.