books of the sea.

ADVENTURES FOR LANDLUBBERS
AND SAILORS - BOOKS OF THE
SEA.
Cap’n Ann Filley and First Mate Ben Blackmon
WE BEGIN THE JOURNEY!
WOMEN AND THE SEA
Ahab’s Wife
By Sena Jeter Naslund
Ahab's Wife is a remarkable epic
spanning a rich, eventful, and
dramatic life. Inspired by a brief
passage in Moby Dick, it is the story
of Una, exiled as a child to live in a
lighthouse, removed from the
physical and emotional abuse of a
religion-mad father. It is the
romantic adventure of a young
woman setting sail in a cabin boy's
disguise to encounter darkness,
wonder, and catastrophe; the story
of a devoted wife who witnesses her
husband's destruction by obsession
and madness. Published August
2005
The Sea Captain’s Wife
by Beth Powning
The Sea Captain’s Wife is an
awe-inspiring tour that captures
the vigor of life in the last days
of the Age of Sail and gives us
an unforgettable young heroine
who shows compassion,
courage and love while under
incredible duress.
Published January 2010
LINDA GREENLAW-LESSONS FROM THE SEA
AND NOW FOR SOME NON-FICTION BY JOAN DRUETT
Back in the year 1984, on the picture-poster tropical island of
Rarotonga, I literally fell into whaling history when I tumbled into a
grave. A great tree had been felled by a recent hurricane, exposing a
gravestone that had been hidden for more than one and a half
centuries. It was the memorial to a young whaling wife, who had
sailed with her husband on the New Bedford ship Harrison in the
year 1845. And so my fascination with maritime history was triggered
resulting in 18 books.
HISTORICAL SEA STORIES
THE CLASSICS: A SHORT LIST
• The Odyssey by Homer
• Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
• The Narrative of Gordon Pym of
Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Shadowline by Joseph Conrad
• A Footnote to History by Robert
Louis Stevenson
• The South Sea Tales by Jack London
PIRATES ARRRRRRRRRR
Fiction
Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli
Brown
Pirate Latitudes a Novel by Michael
Crichton
Strike from the Deep by Bob Branco
Non-Fiction
The Pirate Coast : Thomas Jefferson,
the First Marines, and the Secret
Mission of 1805 by Richard Zacks
The Pirate Hunter : The True Story of
Captain Kidd by Richard Zacks
Blackbeard : America's Most
Notorious Pirate by Angus Konstam
SWASHBUCKLING SERIES: SOME MATH
Alan Lewrie Series by Dewey Lambdin
20
Hornblower Saga by C.S. Forester
11
Aubrey & Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian
21
John Pearce Series by David Donachie
+10
62 book total
HOW ABOUT SOME MORE JOAN DRUETT
The Wiki Coffin Series
Mysteries at Sea
Wiki Coffin, linguist aboard the U.S. Exploring Expedition, the famous voyage meant to put America at the forefront of 19th
century scientific discovery, brings many skills to his job. Whether he's translating native languages, assisting his good friend
Captain George Rochester as unofficial first mate, or upholding the rule of law as deputy to the sheriff of the port of Virginia, Wiki
is never far from the action aboard the seven ships that make up the expedition.
Books of love,
loss, adventure
MODERN SEA STORIES
• Archipelago by Monique Roffy
• The Plover by Brian Doyle
TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES-ENDURANCE!
Salt, Sweat, Tears
“The true-life adventure of two men who
rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and the
history of those who came before”
WEATHER HAPPENS, SO BE READY!
Weather for the Mariner by William Kotsch
The Sailor's Weather Guide by Jeff Markell
International Marine's Weather Predicting Simplified :
How to Read Weather Charts and Satellite Images by
Michael Carr
Conditions May Vary : A Guide to Maine Weather by
Gregory Zielinski
NUMA TO THE RESCUE
YOU CAN’T SAIL WITHOUT KNOTS!
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework by Geoffrey Budworth
Knots, Splices and Fancy Work by Charles L. Spencer
The Handbook of Knots by Des Pawson.
Pocket Guide to Knots by Lindsey Philpott.
The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. Ashley
OR A BOAT! THE DESIGN AND RIGGING
SLIDE
American Small Sailing Craft, Their Design,
Development, and Construction by Howard Chapelle.
Best of Uffa : Fifty Great Yacht Designs from the Uffa Fox
books edited by Guy Cole.
The Guide to Wooden Boats : Schooners, Ketches,
Cutters, Sloops, Yawls and Cats by Benjamin
Mendlowitz
Yacht Designing and Planning by Howard Chapelle
100 Small Boat Rigs by Philip C. Bolger
POEMS FROM THE SEA
A Life on the Ocean Wave
A life on the Ocean wave,
A home on the rolling deep,
Where the scattered waters rave,
And the winds their revels keep:
Like an eagle caged, I pine
On this dull, unchanging shore:
Oh! Give me the flashing brine,
The spray and the tempest’s roar!
Epes Sargent