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Freedom's debtors : British antislavery in Sierra Leone in the age of revolution /Padraic X. Scanlan. ''A history of the abolition of the British slave trade in Sierra Leone and how the British used its success to justify colonialism in Africa British anti-slavery, widely seen as a great sacrifice of economic and political capital on the altar of humanitarianism, was in fact profitable, militarily useful, and crucial to the expansion of British power in West Africa. After the slave trade was abolished, anti-slavery activists in England profited, colonial officials in Freetown, Sierra Leone, relied on former slaves as soldiers and as cheap labor, and the British armed forces conscripted former slaves to fight in the West Indies and in West Africa. At once scholarly and compelling, this history of the abolition of the British slave trade in Sierra Leone draws on a wealth of archival material. Scanlan's social and material study offers insight into how the success of British anti-slavery policies were used to justify colonialism in Africa. He reframes a moment considered to be a watershed in British public morality as rather the beginning of morally ambiguous, violent, and exploitative colonial history.''Provided by the publisher. [2017] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/6209664

My year before the mast / Annette Brock Davis. "In 1933, a young Canadian woman rejected the expectations of society and her upper-class family and became a crew member aboard one of the last great four-masted sailing vessels that still plied the ocean. It was not an easy task. Young Annette had to fight pressures from her family, rejection from schools of navigation, and doubts from ship owners. When she finally found a berth as an apprentice seaman, she faced hostility from officers and crew, who grumbled that she should be home "raising babies." In the end, however, Annette won their respect, taking in sails, standing night watches, hauling and coiling ropes all the tasks the men were doing, with no concession to a girl's lesser strength. My Year Before the Mast tells the story of Annette Brock Davis's life on the sea as the first female crew member of a commercial sailing line. Her courage and determination to break into a closed male world are central to this book, but we cannot ignore the fact that, while this is a book about a woman's struggle, it is also a book about the sea. Davis brings to life an era long gone, and introduces an incredible cast of characters the crew, officers, and passengers, each with his own foibles, humour, generosity, and flashes of meanness. But through it all, Annette emerges as the most remarkable character of them all."--Provided by the publisher. 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 387.5/092

Autobiography of Captain Wm. Geary : divided into VIII chapters. Geary, William, 1924. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GEARY

Britain and the western seaways Bowen, E G 1972 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(36)

One man's river : the Clyde in pictures, 1920-1980 : the Dan McDonald collection /by Len Paterson. ''An anthology of historic and atmospheric photographs from the Dan McDonald collection, covering every aspect of the life of the river Clyde. Carefully chosen and introduced with descriptive text by Len Paterson, author of ''The Light in the Glens'', the high quality images of the original photographs are beautifully presented to make a stunning and evocative volume.''--Provided by the publisher. Ã1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941.4

Bridges / [compiled by Terence Sackett and Julia Skinner]. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 624.21:77.04(42)

Nelson's letters to Lady Hamilton and related documents / edited by Marianne Czisnik. "This critical edition of Admiral Nelson's letters to Lady Hamilton is to bring together the important letters of Nelson to Lady Hamilton that have only been published in parts over the last 200 years. Only by bringing the letters of Nelson to Lady Hamilton together is it possible to assess their relationship and to present certain insights into Nelson's personality that are not revealed in his official correspondence. Thorough research into this side of Nelson's personality and into the nature of his notorious and unconventional relationship with Lady Hamilton has been hampered in the past by a desire not to look too closely at Nelson's personal morality. To a considerable extent their relationship was regarded as a challenge to traditional gender roles and it indeed did not conform to stereotypes that are usually attributed to men and women in a heterosexual relationship. Lady Hamilton was so obviously lacking in the subservience and passivity expected from women in that era that authors over the course of time started to exclude her in their accounts of the public sphere by reducing her to a private weakness of Nelson's, who could be successful at sea, where he was far away from the enthralling influence of a manipulating woman. The letters in this edition testify how Admiral Nelson's life at sea was not exclusively public nor was Lady Hamilton's life ashore solely private. It also shows how the two supposedly separate spheres of male and female lives were connected. A fresh approach and a thorough discussion of this important and neglected aspect not only of Nelson's life, but of gender history, demands this exact and scholarly edition of the primary material, which consists of about 400 letters that Nelson wrote to Lady Hamilton over the course of the last seven years of his life and about a dozen letters of her to him that have survived."-- [2020] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22NRS

A short history of seafaring / Brian Lavery. From the early Polynesian seafarers and the first full circumnavigations of the globe, to explorers picking their way through the coral reefs of the West Indies, this book tells the compelling story of life at sea that lies behind man's search for new lands, new trade, conquest, and uncharted waters. The great milestones of nautical history from the discovery of America to the establishment of the Royal Navy, the naval history of the Civil War, the Battle of Midway and modern piracy are all charted and set in their cultural and historical context. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.9(26)

The royal English atlas : eighteenth century county maps of England and Wales Bowen, Emanuel 1971 • OVERSIZE • 1 copy available. 912.44(42)"17"

The war for the seas : a maritime history of World War II /Evan Mawdsley. A bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective and challenges our existing understanding. Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what had become a "war of continents"? In this definitive account, Evan Mawdsley traces events at sea from the first U-boat operations in 1939 to the surrender of Japan. He argues that the Allied counterattack involved not just decisive sea battles, but a long struggle to control shipping arteries and move armies across the sea. Covering all the major actions in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as those in the narrow seas, this book interweaves for the first time the endeavors of the maritime forces of the British Empire, the United States, Germany, and Japan, as well as those of France, Italy, and Russia. [2019] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9"1939/1945"

Tuhituhi : William Hodges, Cook's painter in the South Pacific /Laurence Simmons. "Tuhituhi follows the geographical and chronological progress of Cook's voyage on the Resolution, for which William Hodges was hired as official artist, a 'landskip painter'. In the Pacific, painters like Hodges found themselves staring again and again in disbelief at landscapes and seascapes that stretched 18th-century conventions of painting (such as the picturesque, the sublime, and the beautiful). Each chapter of this book focuses on the close reading of a significant painting by Hodges of a South Pacific location and opens fresh theoretical perspectives on the representational problems raised by these early Pacific works. The final chapter considers the important influence of Hodges work on a series of paintings by the major twentieth-century New Zealand painter Colin McCahon."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 759.2

South : The race to the Pole /edited by Pieter Van der Merwe with Jeremy Michell Merwe, Pieter van der 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(99)

Mutiny on the Bounty / Peter FitzSimons. "The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave. Under the leadership of Fletcher Christian most of the crew mutinied soon after sailing from Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat. In one of history's great feats of seamanship, Bligh navigated this tiny vessel for 3618 nautical miles to Timor. Fletcher Christian and the mutineers sailed back to Tahiti, where most remained and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and some Tahitian men and women, sailed off into the unknown, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island - at the time not even marked on British maps - and settling there. This astonishing story is historical adventure at its very best, encompassing the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and Fletcher Christian and the mutineers' own epic journey from the sensual paradise of Tahiti to the outpost of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers' descendants live on Pitcairn to this day, amid swirling stories and rumours of past sexual transgressions and present-day repercussions. Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks."--Provided by the publisher. [2018] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.133"1789"

Waterfront : the illustrated maritime story of Greater Vancouver /James P. Delgado. Delgado, James P. c2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(711)

Astronomy & geophysics : the journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. c1997- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. 520/.5

Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority. Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority [198_?]. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 627.2(428.1)

The history of the Port of London : a vast emporium of all nations /Peter Stone ; maps created by Nick Buxey. "The River Thames has been integral to the prosperity of London since Roman times. Explorers sailed away on voyages of discovery to distant lands. Colonies were established and a great empire grew. Funding their ships and cargoes helped make the City of London into the world's leading financial centre. In the 19th century a vast network of docks was created for ever-larger ships, behind high, prison-like walls that kept them secret from all those who did not toil within. Sail made way for steam as goods were dispatched to every corner of the world. In the 19th century London was the world's greatest port city. In the Second World War the Port of London became Hitler's prime target. It paid a heavy price but soon recovered. Yet by the end of the 20th century the docks had been transformed into Docklands, a new financial centre. The History of the Port of London: A Vast Emporium of Nations is the fascinating story of the rise and fall and revival of the commercial river. The only book to tell the whole story and bring it right up to date, it charts the foundation, growth and evolution of the port and explains why for centuries it has been so important to Britain's prosperity. This book will appeal to those interested in London's history, maritime and industrial heritage, the Docklands and East End of London, and the River Thames."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(421)

Western women travelling East, 1716-1916 / by Penelope Tuson. "The Arcadian Library in London holds one of the finest collections of writing by Western women travelling to the East. The books and manuscripts cover almost four centuries of travel and range from Mary Wortley Montagu's incomparable early eighteenth-century 'Turkish' letters to the publications of twentieth-century archaeologists, journalists, diplomatic wives and flamboyant adventurers. The best-known - for example Harriet Martineau, Lady Florentia Sale, Florence Nightingale, Amelia Edwards, Gertrude Bell and Lady Anne Blunt - are represented, alongside lesser-known European travellers such as the early Victorian writer Julia Pardoe and the Belgian-born Italian nationalist, Carla Serena. The feminist Mary Astell, on reading Mary Wortley Montagu's manuscript, commented that women could 'travel to better purpose' than men and could provide more accurate accounts of their cultural encounters. This book examines the question of whether or not women's writings reflect a special 'female gaze' and discusses the style and content of women's writing about the East and the ways in which writers negotiated and adapted their narratives to conform to their readers' expectations while often, at the same time, challenging contemporary gender roles. The subject matter is wide-ranging and eclectic. The writers' interests and opinions reflect their own cultural backgrounds but extend from conformist and unsympathetic to adventurous, subversive and open-minded. Often they were more able than male travellers to observe and appreciate cultural difference and they recorded their impressions with enthusiasm and genuine understanding. Many women travellers were also talented artists and their sketches, watercolours and photographs, reproduced extensively in this richly illustrated book, illuminate much of their writing."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 820.9/32082

Eighteenth-century naval officers : a transnational perspective /Evan Wilson, AnnaSara Hammar, Jakob Seerup, editors. "This book surveys the lives and careers of naval officers across Europe at the height of the age of sail. It traces the professionalization of naval officers by exploring their preparation for life at sea and the challenges they faced while in command. It also demonstrates the uniqueness of the maritime experience, as long voyages and isolation at sea cemented their bond with naval officers across Europe while separating them from landlubbers. It depicts, in a way no previous study has, the parameters of their shared experiences-both the similarities that crossed national boundaries and connected officers, and the differences that can only be seen from an international perspective."--Provided by the publisher. [2019] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.333.3"17"

A first rate tragedy : Captain Scott's Antarctic expeditions An examination of the Terra Nova British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913) led by Robert Falcon Scott. Scott and his polar party, consisting of Edward Wilson, Henry 'Birdie' Bowers, Lawrence 'Titus' Oates and Edgar Evans, found that they had been beaten to the South Pole by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and the five men died on the return journey. The author considers the various reasons which may have contributed to the failure of the expedition by exploring the wider context of the times and the perceived need for heroes, the personalities of those involved, Scott's leadership and decision-making as well as the logistics and organisation of the expedition. 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(99)"1901/1904"

Flinders : the man who mapped Australia /Rob Mundle. A biography of Captain Matthew Flinders, the first to circumnavigate and chart the coastline of Terra Australis. Returning to England after his third voyage to the Southern Ocean, Flinders was imprisoned by the French on Mauritius for six years during which time he documented his voyages for future publication. He died shortly before they were published, remembered as the man who helped to give Australia its name. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FLINDERS

Admiralty movement books, World War II, unsunk ships : index of listed commissioned ships used for war purposes. 2001. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 940.545.9(42)

Escape from Vichy : the refugee exodus to the French Caribbean /Eric T. Jennings. ''This book follows the wartime escape of thousands of European refugees to Martinique, and the myriad encounters that resulted. This previously untold story speaks to many contemporary concerns, including migration, cultural trends, resistance, encounter, ethnicity and identity, migration and diaspora. The roughly five thousand refugees at the heart of this book, who streamed from Marseille to Martinique in 1940-41 comprised Spanish Republicans, anti-Nazi Germans, Jews, and political and intellectual dissidents of various stripes. Most were wanted by the Nazis. Their desperate quest to reach the Western Hemisphere led them into the limbo of Vichy-controlled Martinique, which for visa related reasons proved easier to reach than New York. There, many forged lasting ties, amongst each other, but also with leading local dissidents, be they Gaullists or young thinkers like the Câesaires, articulating their own vision of Blackness at this very time. The book explores the intellectual and artistic convergences that this encounter elicited between Negritude and Surrealism, while bringing to life the particular context of wartime Martinique.''--Provided by publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.53/1450972982

Caught in time : the photographs of Alex Hogg of Belfast, 1870-1939 /W.A. Maguire. ''This book highlights the work of Alex Hogg, one of Ireland's leading photographers. For forty years between the turn of the 20th century and the outbreak of WW2, he recorded in fascinating variety and detail almost every aspect of life in Belfast and beyond.''--Provided by the publisher. 1991. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941.6/7

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