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A Story of Courage, Community, and War NATHANIEL PHILBRICK "Remarkable... .Impeccably researched and expertly rendered, Philbrick's accow1t brings tl1e Plymoutl1 Colony and its leaders ... vividJy to life."-J>ublishers Weekly (starred review).
EXQUISITE MIND
19th-Century Exploration and the Sources of American Environmentalism AARO N SAC HS "Groundbreaking .... Sachs's sweeping study argues convincingly that Humboldt was second only to Darwin among scientists in his impact on the history of American tliought."-David S. Reynolds. "Magnificent." - Mike Davis.
Viking
368 pp.
0-670-03760-5
$29.95
THE LOST MEN The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Expedition KELLY TYLER-LEWIS The lesser-known story of Shackleton's support party, who for two years were marooned in Antarctica and forced to fight for their survival against all odds. Viking
416 pp.
0-670-03412-6
$25.95
DEVILS ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Berkley
384 pp.
0-425-20037-X
$15.00
NELSON'S TRAFALGAR The Battle That Changed the World ROY ADKINS "A compelling mixture of historical narrative and quoted first-person accounts .. .witl1 just ilie right amount of technical information, Adkins has produced ilie book against which all Trafalgar books will be measured." - Library Journal. Viking
The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-Ship Empire KRISTOFFER GARIN "Provides memorably chilling insights into behind-tlie-scenes trickery that goes into
416 pp.
0-670-03448-7
$27.95
TRAFALGAR Edited with an Introdu ction !?>' Tom Pocock
A collection of eyewitness accounts of the
... Required reading."-Janet Maslin, Th e New York Times.
history in the making, from the two-year campaign leading up to Trafalgar, to the clash itself, to its aftermath.
$16.00
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256 pp.
0-14-144150-X
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BREAKING SHIPS How Supertankers and Cargo Ships Are Dismantled on the Beaches of Bangladesh ROLA ND BUERK "Buerk takes ilie Upton Sinclair route to chronicling tlie six-month process of disassembling a 38,000-ton oil tanker on the beaches of Bangladesh."-Publishers Weekly. 192 pp.
1-59609-036-7 $19.95
MARITIME POWER AND THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM Naval Campaigns That Shaped the Modern World, 1788-1851 PETER PADFIELD Winner of the Mountbatten Maritime Prize Overlook
480 pp.
1-58567-748-5
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$15.00
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Also of Interest:
An Eyewitness History
creating the illusion of fun in the sun. 0-452-28734-0
Viking 480 pp. Available August 2006
Cham berlain Brothers
crucial naval battle offering glimpses of
Plume 384 pp. Available f1~y 2006
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Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier DIANA and MICHAEL PRESTO N "Extraordinary." -The New York Times. "Wonderfully brings to life... a swashbuckling naturalist whose influence on navigation, science, and literature was incredibly far-reaching and profound."-Nathaniel Philbrick.
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