"This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade, commodities, and consumption patterns; the economy, society and culture of port…
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"Overfishing has threatened the health of our oceans since the late nineteenth century. During this time, governments, scientists, conservationists, and practitioners have endeavored to manage fishing activity so that fishers can continue to earn a living while fish stocks remai…
This collective book is a multidisciplinary approach on a key-topic for our common future: overfishing. The focus is addressed to the "Atlantic World", considering the main oceanic geography in which this problem born in the early 20th century. The volume offers a wide range of …
"Blair and Dawn Witherington intimately reveal the lives of sea turtles in Our Sea Turtles: A Practical Guide to the Atlantic and Gulf from Canada to Mexico. The book's pithy, well-organized sections are lavishly illustrated. It is a guide for anyone who is the least bit curious…
An investigation into the unsolved disappearance of the crew of the Mary Celeste in 1872 draws on previously unpublished letters and photographs, as well as new theories and discoveries, to explain what may have happened.
Britain's Sea Mammals is the essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, pa…
"A guide to the sea mammals - whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals - found in coastal Britain. It features more than 100 photographs and close to 40 detailed illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, paying special attention to the 14 species most readily seen and most likel…
Britain's Sea Mammals is the essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, pa…
Looks at the construction of the Titanic, placed in the context of the time in which it was built, and examines its infamous sinking.
Delving deep into Titanic's legacy, Allen Gibson presents a comprehensive history with a refreshing argument, that Titanic represented a considerable achievement in maritime architecture. He determines the true causes of the disaster, telling the story of the 'unsinkable' ship a…
Looks at the construction of the Titanic, placed in the context of the time in which it was built, and examines its infamous sinking.
