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Sailing ships of the Bristol Channel "The Bristol Channel has an incredibly rich maritime history, reaching back to when men first went to sea in ships powered by the wind. Many were built locally ? the Bristol Channel pilot cutters have a legendary reputation right across the world; seventeen original vessels still exist and modern ones are still being built. John Cabot set sail from Bristol in the Matthew and reached America, while, at the other end of the scale, there are the small double-ended Somerset flatners fishing Bridgewater Bay. At least three famous Antarctic exploration vessels loaded Welsh coal before heading south. The story of Scott?s Terra Nova is well known and the Scotia, which pioneered Antarctic exploration, was later wrecked and burnt out on Sully Island. Bringing the story up to date is Challenge Wales, an around-the-world racing yacht now based in Cardiff and active in sail training and youth activity. In between are a whole host of unsung vessels of all sizes, each with their own tale to tell. Sailing Ships of the Bristol Channel brings all this salt-stained heritage, courage and tenacity into one colourful and highly readable volume; maritime history is in our blood and this book will enrich it."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.1(424.1)

Stephen of Linthouse: A shipbuilding memoir 1950-1983/Alexander M.M. Stephen. "The story of Stephens is well recorded up till 1950, but thereafter the scent runs dry ? at least until Sandy Stephen (the last Mahaging Director of the Company) produced a memoir of the final thirty three years of their history. The text covers a wide spectrum: From industrial relations to shipyard modernisation and from contract negotiation through to ship design, it has been pleasurable reading. With the author?s light hand and wide knowledge, we are introduced to some hardly known aspects of recent industrial history, whilst simultaneously entertained to delightful anecdotes of shipyard and personal family life. This book is a tour de force and must be recommended for every maritime library."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12STEPHEN

Monatliche correspondenz : zur befèorderung der erd- und himmelskunde /Herausgegeben vom Freyherrn F. von Zach, Herzoglichen Sachsen-Gothaischen Oberhosmister Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1807 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1807":094

Photoshop LAB color : the canyon conundrum and other adventures in the most powerful colorspace /Dan Margulis. Margulis, Dan, 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 778.6

Reports of the Secretary of War : with reconnaissance of routes from San Antonio to El Paso /J.E. Johnston et al Johnston, J. E. 1850. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.535(73):094

Treasures of the Ashmolean Museum : an illustrated souvenir of art, archaeology and numismatics from photographs by Olive Godwin, Michael Dudley and Caroline Carpenter Ashmolean Museum. 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069(425.72)

Balclutha and the San Fransisco Maritime Museum Farnham, Moulton H 1972 • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 629.123.133

Monatliche correspondenz : zur befèorderung der erd- und himmelskunde /Herausgegeben von Fr. von Zach, H. S. Oberstwachtmeister und Director der Sternwarte Seeberg Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1800 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1800":094

The last traditional oyster men : a photographic record of Falmouth's working boats and the men who sail them /Mal Stone. Stone, Mal 2005. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 639.271

Artist and empire : (en)countering colonial legacies /editor, Low Sze Wee. "Organised by National Gallery Singapore in association with Tate Britain, Artist and Empire: (En)countering Colonial Legacies critically examines the effects of the British Empire through the prism of art. This catalogue accompanying the exhibition underscores the thought-provoking ways in which artist and Empire each affect the other-artists negotiating historical conditions of colonialism in their work, visual representation altering perceptions of the Empire. Essays by exhibition curators and external scholars situate the concept of Empire within broader socio-political discourse, while selected key artworks from the exhibition are paired with curatorial text that illumines concerns underpinning the works. A comprehensive, pull-out timeline spanning the 16th to 20th centuries charts the scope of activities undertaken in the name of the Empire, and contextualises the pursuits of artists from former colonies."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7:941-944

Monatliche correspondenz : zur befèorderung der erd- und himmelskunde /Herausgegeben auf der Ernestinischen Sternwarte auf dem seeberge vom Freyherrn von Zach, Herzogl. Sachsen-Gothaischen Oberhosmister Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1804 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1804":094

Fremantle's submarines : how Allied submariners and Western Australians helped to win the war in the Pacific /Michael Sturma. "From unpromising beginnings in March 1942, the Allied submarine base at Fremantle on the west coast of Australia became a vital part of the Allied offensive against Japan. Pushed back from the Philippines and the Netherlands' East Indies, American submariners, accompanied by a small group of Dutch forces, retreated to Fremantle as a last resort. The location was chosen for its good harbor and the fact that it was outside the range of land-based Japanese aircraft. Unfortunately the base was also far from their patrol areas and supply lines, and it was difficult to reinforce should the enemy attack. Thanks largely to a welcoming civilian population, morale quickly improved. The hospitality and sense of belonging fostered by Western Australians became legendary among Allied submariners and remains central to their wartime memories. Perhaps as a result of such a positive experience, the Allied forces became much more successful in combat. Intertwining social and military history, Fremantle's Submarines relates how courage, cooperation, and community made Fremantle arguably the most successful military outpost of World War II from the standpoint of troop morale."--Provided by the publisher. 2015 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.1

Captain James Cook : a biography Hough, Richard, 1995 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92 COOK

African identity in Asia : cultural effects of forced migration /Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya. "In a book that encompasses the strong military impact made by first-generation African migrants in Asia, as well as the descendants of the royal Africans who governed Sachin and Janjira (India), Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya further demonstrates that African music and dance have not only survived the brutalities of forced migration but have also contributed to the local Middle Eastern and South Asian arts scene. Combining historical accounts, both documented and oral, this groundbreaking work explores - through case studies, and through the processes of assimilation, social mobility, and marginalization - the silent history and conflicting identity of Asia's Africans."--Provided by the publisher. c2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325(=2/=8)(5)

Scottish emigration and Scottish society Scottish Historical Studies Seminar (1990-1991 : Strathclyde) 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941.1

History and evolution of sailing yachts Giorgetti, Franco 2000 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.125.12

The Captain class frigates of World War Two : an operational history of the American-built destroyer escorts serving under the white ensign from 1943-46 Collingwood, Donald 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823(42:73)

12 metre class : the history of the international 12 metre class from the first international rule to the America's Cup An account of "the history of the 12 metre yacht class, focusing on designers, owners, skippers and crews, and telling the story of how the class was conceived, developed and its influence on the evolution of yacht design. It includes a complete register of every 12 metre ever built."--Provided by the publisher. 2001 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.125.12"19"

Crusoe's island : A rich and curious history of pirates, castaways and madness /Andrew Lambert. "From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson Crusoe, in the South Pacific. The tiny island assumed a remarkable position in British culture, most famously in Daniel Defoe's novel. Andrew Lambert reveals the truth behind the legend of this place, bringing to life the voices of the visiting sailors, scientists and artists, as well as the wonders, tragedy and violence that they encountered."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4

Four travel journals : the Americas, Antarctica and Africa, 1775-1874 /edited by Herbert K. Beals ... [et al.] 2007 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22HAKLUYT

America's sailors in the Great War : seas, skies, and submarines /Lisle A. Rose "When the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, America's sailors were immediately forced to engage in the utterly new realm of anti-submarine warfare waged on, below and above the seas by a variety of small ships and the new technology of airpower. The U.S. Navy substantially contributed to the safe trans-Atlantic passage of a two million man Army that decisively turned the tide of battle on the Western Front even as its battleship division helped the Royal Navy dominate the North Sea. Thoroughly professionalized, the Navy of 1917-18 laid the foundations for victory at sea twenty-five years later."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.451.6

Instructions for the Use of the Douglas-Schafer Sounding Traveller Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1912 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 528.5

A letter to the Board of Visitors of the Greenwich Royal Observatory in reply to the calumnies of Mr Babbage at their meeting in June 1853, and in his book entitled The exposition of 1851 / by the Rev. R. Sheepshanks. Sheepshanks, R 1860. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Sheepshanks

Bibliography of imperial, colonial, and Commonwealth history since 1600 "The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented growth of research and publication on the history of Britain's empire, the Commonwealth, and British expansion overseas. Historical work by area specialists has transformed the state of knowledge concerning colonial North America, India, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia, the Pacific, and Australasia. Much has been written about Britain's interests and presence in areas and societies never formally subjected to British rule, such as Latin America, and the Middle and Far East. Most recently, a preoccupation with the reciprocal impact of overseas expansion and colonial possessions on Britain itself has produced a rapidly growing historiography. Publication on this scale has made it virtually impossible for anyone either to keep track of the results or to follow up particular interests. Britain's overseas history has never been well supplied with comprehensive bibliographical aids, and, despite extensive public interest in the subject, the position has steadily worsened. Following the recent Oxford History of the British Empire, this volume is therefore designed to provide a general source of reference and bibliographical guidance, at once wide-ranging, up-to-date, and accessible."--Provided by the publisher. 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 01(41-44)

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