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  • A Gipsy of the Horn - Life in a Deep-Sea Sailing Ship

    by Rex Clements ...
    This vintage book offers a glimpse into the sea-faring lifestyle of times past with an authentic account of a life lived at sea. Retold with the lucidity and fondness that can only belong to one who has lived it and loved it, “A Gipsy of the Horn - Life in a Deep-Sea Sailing Ship” is highly recommended for readers with an interest in the history and development of sailing. Many old books such as ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Far Side of the World

    by Patrick O’Brian ...
    Series Book 10 - Aubrey-Maturin
    An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all costs.Racing against time, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must chase the USS Norfolk as she rounds Cape Horn, pursuing her into the Great South Sea and beyond. Following the equator, ahead of them lies not only the natural wonders of the Galapagos but also a succession of disasters – ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Against the Ice

    The Classic Arctic Survival Story

    by Ejnar Mikkelsen ...
    Translated by Maurice Michael ...
    The harrowing—and often amusing—true survival story of two mismatched Arctic explorers on a historic expedition gone horrible wrong.Now a Netflix film co-written by and starring Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau!Ejnar Mikkelsen was devoted to Arctic exploration. In 1910, he decided to search for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, which had set out to prove that ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told

    Edited by Stephen Brennan ...
    Series series Best Stories Ever Told
    For thousands of years, we have set out sailing for all kinds of reasons-for battle, for infinite wealth, for the excitement of exploring the unknown, and for escape from the mundane. We have always had a primal relationship with the sea-even those who have never been to sea remain fascinated by the seafaring life and tales of salty adventure. Now in a brand-new series collection, The Best Sailing ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Astounding Sea Stories

    Fifteen Ripping Good Tales

    Edited by Tom McCarthy ...
    Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    by Richard Henry Dana ...
    Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s "Two Years Before the Mast" is an engaging account of his transforming journey as a common sailor aboard a commerce vessel in the early nineteenth century. Dana powerfully depicts the harsh reality of life at sea, from severe storms to challenging labor, set against the backdrop of the magnificent Pacific coastline and the bustling ports of California. Dana's insightful ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    by Wes Davis, Richard Henry Dana Jr. ...
    Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Square Rigger Days

    Autobiographies of Sail

    by Charles W. Domvillefife ...
    There are few books that describe accurately life on board sailing ships in the last days of sail, from the 1860s to the First World War; the romantic image conjured up by many who wrote from a safe distance belies the harsh realities which were a sailorman's lot. Domville-Fife, in collecting together the personal stories of seamen while they were still alive, was able to present a truer picture ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Youth

    by Joseph Conrad ...
    Charles Marlow embarks on his first seafaring journey to the East as a young man on board the Judea, a barque headed towards Bangkok under the command of Captain John Beard. The Judea sets sail on a journey that is meant to take about 150 days, but bad luck and danger follow the vessel wherever she goes.“Youth” is a semi-autobiographical short story based on author Joseph Conrad’s own experiences ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

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  • Youth, a Narrative

    by Joseph Conrad ...
    pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak— the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

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  • The Gigantic Book of Sailing Stories

    Edited by Stephen Brennan ...
    Here is the ultimate collection of stories about the sea for sailors old and young, experienced seamen and armchair admirals. For thousands of years, we have set out sailing for all kinds of reasons-for battle, for wealth, for excitement, and for escape. We have always had a primal relationship with the sea. Even those who have never been to sea are fascinated by the seafaring life and tales of ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Man-of-War Life

    by Charles Nordhoff ...
    Series series Seafarers' Voices
    Like many a restless teenager before him, Charles Nordhoff craved excitement and in 1844, when barely 14, he managed to talk his way into the US Navy. A bookish lad who had been apprenticed to a printer, Nordhoff was better educated than most of his fellow seamen, and was well equipped to describe what became a three-year round-the-world adventure. He was lucky in his ship, USS Columbus, a large ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus