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PRESIDENTS PLAYING CARDS. All 45 US presidents are represented on these playing cards with interesting facts and quotes. www.presidentsplayingcards.com. OUT-OF-PRINT NAUTICAL BOOKS. SEA FEVER BOOKS. Thousands of titles. E-mail: seafeverbooks@aol.com; Ph. 860-663-1888 (EST); www.seafever bookstore.com. KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE by Capt. Ray Williamson. The remarkable story of Maine Windjammer Cruises,TM founder of the windjammer industry. 172 page, 11 x 14 hardcover book with over 100 full-page images from the days of cargo to the present. Price–$48. Call 800 736-7981; email sail@mainewindjam mercruises.com. THE LOST HERO OF CAPE COD by Vincent Miles. The story of an elite mariner, Captain Asa Eldridge, and the 19th century battle for commercial supremacy on the Atlantic. Reviews, availability at www.lostherocapedcod.com and Amazon. INGALLS COLD WAR NUCLEAR SUBMARINES by Chris Wiggins. The exciting story of how America’s Gulf Coast Shipyard built nuclear attack submarines—and what those boats did once at sea. Paperback • 220 pages • 130 images • $20. Go to amazon.com.
Northern Sky Theater joining in maritime festivals and events. (160 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970; Ph: 978 740-1650; www.nps.gov/sama/learn/ historyculture/friendshiphistory.htm) … Folks visiting Door County, Wisconsin, this summer will have the unique opportunity to see the original musical Windjammers performed under the stars at the Northern Sky Theater. Windjammers, a musical production with a maritime twist, premiered in 2013 and returns to the stage for a second season at the 650-seat Peninsula State Park Amphitheater in Fish Creek between June and August. Northern Sky Theater seeks to create and present professional musical and dramatic productions that will further the knowledge and appreciation of the culture and heritage of the United States. Written by Robin Share and Clay Zambo and inspired by tales and tunes of 19th-century Great Lakes sailors, Windjammers is a coming-of-age-yarn of
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courage and adventure amid high waves, fresh air, legend, and song. It was the first show to come out of the group’s ongoing collaboration with New Musicals, Inc. in Los Angeles. (Northern Sky Theater, 10169 Shore Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212; Ph. 920 854-6117; www.NorthernSkyTheater.com) … The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site and the Battleship Texas State Historic Site re-opened to the public on 8 May after a recent fire in nearby Deer Park forced closure of the area due to air quality concerns. “After being away from the site for over six weeks, the staff are excited to again have the opportunity to share this site and our Texas heritage with the public,” said William Irwin, superintendent of the San Jacinto State Historic Site Complex. The fire erupted at a petrochemical plant on 17 March and burned for four days, the museum’s closing was one of many in the immediate area.
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THE AUTHORITY TO SAIL by Commodore Robert Stanley Bates. The fully illustrated authoritative history of US Merchant Marine licenses and documents issued since 1852. Coffee-table size, 12” x 14.” Order direct: The Parcel Centre, Ph. 860 739-2492; www.theauthoritytosail.com. Battleship Texas State Historic Site SEA HISTORY 167, SUMMER 2019