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Matthew P. Murphy, editorof WoodenBoat magazine, in a thoughtful introduction to this visually ravishing book. Anyone who has glimpsed any of the superb vessels featured in these pages will simply feast over these photographs and the ro-thepoint descriptive text that acco mpanies them, with skilled line drawin gs by Frarn;:ois C hevalier. Boats featured range from the classic Dorade, which we meet punching wi ndward in a shower of spray, to the big, Aamboyantl y beautiful ketch Thendara, and the lovely Pen Duick which Eric Tabarly sail ed so memorably prior to his recent death in a race in tough weather. T h ere are abundant actio n shots, suppl emented by extensive interior views of these vessels that do actually look like floating palaces, though all are built to sail, and are sailed hard today. Evocative panoramas of these vessels gathered in classic yacht rendezvous give one hope that their breed will continue to flourish and give a magnificent show to those of us wh o sail in lesser breeds of crafr. PS Argonaut: The Submarine Legacy of Simon Lake, by John] . Poluhowich (Texas A&M University Press, College Station TX, 1999, 18 1pp , illus, notes, biblio, index, ISBN 0-89096-894-2 ; 24.95h c) Simon Lake's primitive vessels were at first greeted with smiles by the press, and he faced continual res istance from naval engi neers while they eval uated experimental vessels from hi s competitor, John Holland. Nevertheless, Lake persisted with development on his own and eventually made a one-tho usand-mile trip up the Atlantic coast in the Argonaut I. Poluhowich has written an intriguing book on the life and times of this remarkable man . Its research is excellent, with detailed references and thorough documentation of his sources. However, the author occasionally goes into too much detail in an effort to use all the information he has uncovered. These are minor criti cisms, however. Simon Lake's brillianrly inventive activities as described in this book should be interesting to any sea-minded reader, especially this yea r, the centennial of the founding of the Subm arine Force. ARTHUR
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Queen of Sea Routes: The Merchants and Miners Transportation Company,
SEA HISTORY 93, SUMMER 2000
by Edward A. Mueller (Purple Mountai n Press, Ltd. , Fleischmanns NY, and T he Steamship Historical Society of Am erica, Providence RI, 1999, 185pp, illu s, bibli o, index, ISBN 1-930098-00-6; $37.5 0hc) T his histo ry of the Merchants and Miners Line (1852-1952) offers a richly illustrated panorama of the changing ships, cargoes and life styles in the coastal steamer trade over a critical 100 years-a treat for lin er buffs of the classic era of steam. PS Forty-Niners ' Round the Horn , by C harl es R. Schultz (University of South Carolina Press, Columbia SC, 1999, 352pp, notes, bibli o, index, vessel index, ISBN 157003-329-3; $49 .95 hc) T he Gold Rush of 1849 drew a mixed selection of tradesmen, farme rs, laborers, businessmen, and the journey westward put them in an entirely newenviro nmentas passengers or crew aboard ships bound for Californ ia. Q uoting extensively from contemporary journals, Schultz gives the feel of shipboard life: the cramped quarters, the food , the many ways in whi ch the men passed the time, how they coped with such un fa miliar tasks as washing their own laundry aboard ship . T he text is accom panied by contemporary documents, drawings and cartoons, and is followed by extensive notes and a bibli ograp hy. SHELLEY REID Patrick O'Brian: A Life Revealed, by D ean King (H enry Holt & Co., New York NY, 2000 , 397pp, illus, notes, biblio, index, ISBN 0-850-5976-8; $27.50hc) M r. King, who wrote A Sea ofWords: A Lexicon and Companion to Patrick 0 B rians Seafaring Tales and Every Man Will Do H is Duty, takes a close, no-nonsense look at O'B rian 's life and produces a surprisingly lively book. NORMA STANFORD NEW AND NOTED
American Naval History: A Guide, 2nd Edition, by Paolo E. Co letta (The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham MD and London UK, 2000, 935pp, index, ISBN 0-81083302-6; $ l 25hc) For serious scholars, an exhaustive bibliography of so urces. Canada's Navy: The First Century, by Marc Milner (University ofToronto Press, Toro nto ON, Buffalo NY and London UK, 1999, 356pp, illus, notes, biblio, index, ISBN 0-8020-428 1-3; $45hc)
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