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Wreck identified as historic New England steamship
Source: Hartford Courant/Yahoo
City: Boston, State: ME
- Researchers have identified the wreck of the steamship Portland on the ocean floor north of Cape Cod, ending 104 years of mystery and speculation about New England's worst sea disaster.
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How to trace your Irish genealogy
Source: PBS: Irish in America
- A nice, short introduction from the Web companion to the 1998 PBS series "The Irish in America: Long Journey Home."
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The Alamo
Source: TexasHistory.info
City: San Antonio, State: TX
- A brief summary of the story of the Alamo.
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19th Century Lower Saint Lawrence Maritime History
Source: Gilbert R. Bossé
Country: Canada
E-mail: metisbosse41@netscape.ca
- Documented maritime shipwreck incidents
during the 19th century along the Lower
Saint Lawrence River, Gulf and beyond.
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19th Century baseball photos
Source: Jaime Leiderman
- A collection of scans of tintypes, stereoviews, and other early photos of baseball and baseball teams. "Peepholes to a game not so different from today's."
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Currier and Ives New England prints
Source: CurrierandIves.info
City: Boston, State: MA
- A gallery of high quality scans of Currier & Ives New England prints, including farms, winter sleigh riding, Thanksgiving, autumn cider making, and a view of Boston. Images are free for use as clip art, and some are for sale as art prints.
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1887 baseball cards
Source: My Dog Murphy
- A small collection of terrific scans of 1887 baseball cards. Click on the images for more information about the players, such as Charles Comiskey of the St. Louis Browns, who is better known for his long ownership of the Chicago White Sox.
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19th Century Baseball Ephemera
Source: Mark Forder
- Over two dozen high-resolution scans of documents such as a letter from the Gotham Base Ball Club, 1893 scorecards, schedules for The National League, and more.
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World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Source: Illinois Institute of Technology Paul V. Galvin Library
City: Chicago, State: IL
- Thousands -- yes, thousands -- of illustrations and images of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
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Currier and Ives maritime and ship prints
Source: CurrierandIves.info
- A large gallery of high quality scans of Currier & Ives nautical prints. Includes cutters, sloops, racing yachts, clippers and other tallships, plus a few steamships and fishing boats -- including a whaler. Images are free for use as clip art, and some are for sale as art prints.
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History of Lenawee County, Michigan
Source: Western Historical Society
City: Ann Arbor, State: MI
E-mail: terry@domsys.com
- The complete text of the book "History of Lenawee County" by The Western Historical Association, printed in 1909.
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Fort Edgecomb
Source: Fort Edgecomb
City: Edgecomb, State: ME
- One of seven forts built to defend the Maine coast during the War of 1812 with England.
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- 6 visitors recommend:
Mary Cassatt
Source: Interesting.com
- Art posters and links for the great American painter Mary Cassatt. You can send one of four free e-cards including her portrait of a Young Mother Sewing, Children Playing on the Beach, or The Letter.
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- 5 visitors recommend:
Katsushika Hokusai
Source: Interesting.com
- Free e-cards, art posters, and links for the popular Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, creator of the famous Mt. Fuji and Great Wave.
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- 5 visitors recommend:
Lord Frederic Leighton
Source: Interesting.com
- Free e-cards, art posters, and links for Lord Frederic Leighton, the artist who painted the beautiful Flaming June, Nausicaa from James Joyce's "Ulysses," and The Nymph of The River.
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- 5 visitors recommend:
John Everett Millais
Source: Interesting.com
- Art posters, links, and free e-cards for John Everett Millais, the 19th Century English master who painted works including The Boyhood of Sir Walter Raleigh, Little Miss Muffet, Little Red Riding Hood, Ophelia, and the beautiful maiden Mariana.
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- 5 visitors recommend:
Auguste Rodin
Source: Interesting.com
- Art prints, links, and a free e-card for the great French sculptor Auguste Rodin, creator of The Kiss.
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Source: Interesting.com
- Free e-cards, art posters, and links for Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, the artist who painted animals such as the "Monarch of the Glen" stag and the "Dignity and Impudence" dogs.
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Claude Monet
Source: Interesting.com
- Claude Monet art posters, links, and free e-cards.
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History of the Westinghouse-Sturtevant Companies
Source: Vincent Tocco Jr.
City: Boston, State: MA
- A historical review of Boston's air-handling industry pioneer.
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Atkinson Grimshaw
Source: Interesting.com
- Art posters and links for the painter Atkinson Grimshaw. You can send a free e-card with his magical fairies of Midsummer Night or Autumn.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Frederic Remington
Source: Interesting.com
- Art posters, links, and free e-cards for the great painter and sculptor of the American West, Frederic Remington. You can send an e-card with the painting Dash for the Timber, The Outlier, or The Smoke Signal.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Texas flag merchandise
Source: Cafepress
State: TX
- Lone Star Flag t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, mugs, and other items for Texas patriots.
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Wild West videos, DVDs, and gifts
Source: The History Channel
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Scots and English genealogical data
Source: Origins
- An index of marriages, wills, witness depositions & apprentice records from 1538 to 1850, which can be ordered online. Exclusive source for the Society of Genealogists' records.
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Tallship paintings by J.S. Adamson
Source: K. R. Adamson
Country: Canada
E-mail: kradamson@shaw.ca
- The tallship artwork of J.S. (Jack) Adamson, Artist and Master Mariner 1920-1992. Medium: Oil on Canvas.
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Sailor's lantern lamps
Source: Massachusetts Bay Trading Company
City: Boston, State: MA
- Modern table lamps featuring old-fashioned glass lamps as stands. It isn't as cheesy as it might sound.
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Joan Miro Lithographs
Source: Photogold
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: sales@photogold.co.uk
- Joan Miro lithographs for sale.
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- 5 visitors recommend:
Border Reivers Map
Source: Border Art
Country: United Kingdom
- A detailed, color map of the Scottish Border Reivers from Gill Humphrys measures. It shows the areas of the border conflict and the home territories of the Reiver Families through the years 1500 to 1700. The map shows Carlisle and Newcastle in the South, up to Melrose and Berwick upon Tweed in the North.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
Map of County Cork
Source: Border Art
Country: United Kingdom
- A drawing by J. Rapkin of nineteenth century Cork with miniature illustrations of Queenstown Harbour, Black Rock Castle and Blarney Castle.
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- 6 visitors recommend:
'White Christmas' Santa art print
Source: AllPosters
- A 10 in. x 12 in. art print of Harriet Nordby's vintage Santa Claus in white robes.
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- 4 visitors recommend:
Vintage photos of Ireland
Source: The Francis Frith Collection
Country: United Kingdom
- Browse for fun or go shopping for a family-oriented gift. This gallery includes hundreds of photos of Ireland taken between 1860 and 1970. If your roots are Irish, you'll almost certainly be able to find something for your family's town, village, or county. Neat stuff.
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- 4 visitors recommend:
Old English Cottages art print
Source: AllPosters
- 34 in. x 24 in. art print by Benjamin Williams Leader.
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Print of The Shannon
Source: Border Art
Country: United Kingdom
- A hand coloured print of the Shannon from the tower of Limerick Cathedral looking Westward to the Atlantic.
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Engravings from 1813 'voyage round Great Britain'
Source: The Francis Frith Collection
Author: William Daniell
Country: United Kingdom
- A gallery of beautiful images of English ships and harbours created by the engraver William Daniel in 1813. Interesting to browse.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Vintage photos of England
Source: The Francis Frith Collection
Country: United Kingdom
- Browse for fun or go shopping for a family-oriented gift. This famous collection includes *thousands* of photos of England taken between 1860 and 1970. If your roots are British, you'll almost certainly be able to find something for your family's town, village, or county.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Vintage Santa poster
Source: AllPosters
- A 20 in. x 27 in. art print featuring a vintage portrait of Santa.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Coin Press 1851 art print
Source: AllPosters
- 20 in. x 16 in. art print of a 19th Century coin press.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
HMS Trusty in English Harbor art print
Source: AllPosters
- Dramatic 26 in. x 23 in. color print of the work by Geoff Hunt.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Racing Home 'The Cutty Sark' art print
Source: AllPosters
- 32 in. x 24 in. art print of Montague Dawson's classic work of maritime art. A real beauty.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Vintage photos of Scotland
Source: The Francis Frith Collection
Country: United Kingdom
- Browse for fun or go shopping for a family-oriented gift. This gallery includes hundreds of photos of Scotland taken between 1860 and 1970. If your roots are Scottish, you'll almost certainly be able to find something for your family's town, village, or county.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Yacht 'Northern Light' in Boston Harbor art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 34 in. x 26 in. art print of the painting by Fitz Hugh Lane.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Old State House, Boston, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 33 in. x 26 in. folk art print by James B. Marston featuring the old State House.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Brighton Market, Boston, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 28 in. x 22 in. print of an old engraving.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Faneuiel Hall, Boston, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 28 in. x 22 in. print of an old engraving.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Franklin Street, Boston, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 28 in. x 22 in. print of an old engraving.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
State Street, Boston, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 28 in. x 22 in. print of an old engraving.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Christmas folk art print
Source: AllPosters
- A 23 in. x 20 in. art print of a Christmas home scene in the American folk art style.
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First Christmas art print
Source: AllPosters
- A 9 in. x 13 in. art print of family stockings hung by the fireplace.
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Nautical Paintings
Source: MaritimeHistory.info
- Browse hundreds of nautical fine art prints.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
American flag folk art print
Source: AllPosters
- 23 in. x 37 in. art print entitled "Long May She Wave." Features American flag folk art.
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Boston Harbor, 1853, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 35 in. x 25 in. art print of the painting by Fitz Hugh Lane.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
Merchantmen off Boston Harbor art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 29 in. x 23 in. art print of the painting by Fitz Hugh Lane.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
Beacon Street, Boston, art print
Source: AllPosters
City: Boston, State: MA
- A 28 in. x 22 in. print of an old engraving.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
'Christmas Tree' engraving
Source: AllPosters
- A 12 in. x 18 in. art print of an engraving.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
Fighting Temeraire art print
Source: AllPosters
- 32 in. x 24 in. art print of J.M.W. Turner's 1838 masterwork. It depicts the Temeraire -- a champion tallship of the Battle of Trafalgar -- being towed to its last berth to be broken up.
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Fog Warning art print
Source: AllPosters
- 29 in. x 23 in. art print of Winslow Homer's most famous fisherman.
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How I Survived the Irish Famine: The Journal of Mary O'Flynn
Source: Amazon
Author: Laura Wilson (Illustrator)
Country: Ireland
- The tragedy of the famine, seen through one girl's eyes. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Journey of Hope: The Story of Irish Immigration to America
Source: Amazon
Author: Kerby Miller and Patricia Muholland Miller
- "One of the greatest success stories ever told unfolds in the pages of this compelling, three-dimensional book. Through intimate letters, journals, and diaries of actual immigrants, Journey of Hope chronicles the Irish in America and their triumphant rise from adversity and prejudice to prosperity and prominence."
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Scotland: Photographic Memories
Source: The Frith Book Company
Author: Hardy
Country: United Kingdom
- A selection of archive photos from the famous Francis Frith Collection. Includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photo in the book. (2000)
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Windmills and Watermills: Photographic Memories
Source: The Frith Book Company
Author: Anthony Bryan
Country: United Kingdom
- A selection of historic archive photos from the famous Francis Frith Collection. Includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photo in the book. (2000)
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A Maritime Album: 100 Photographs and Their Stories
Source: Amazon
Author: Newport News Mariners' Museum, John Szarkowski
- "A Maritime Album is a book for coffee tables and collectors, a moving testimonial to the exaltation and apprehension of human interaction with the sea. In fishermen's parlance, it's a keeper." --NY Times (1997)
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Historic Sail: The Glory of the Sailing Ship from the 13th to the 19th Century
Source: Amazon
Author: Stephen Howarth
- From an Amazon reader: "If you are a just lover of Historic Tall Ships and especially if you are a serious Model Shipwright, this book is a must! The *large* pictures and historic details, make this book well worth the price. ... and the price here is a deal. I bought this book when it came out for the full price and don't feel I've missed out not getting it for the lower price here. I promise you, you will enjoy this book forever!" (1998)
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An Eye for the Coast : The Maritime and Monhegan Island Photographs of Eric Hudson
Source: Amazon.com
Author: Eric Hudson, W. H. Bunting, and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
City: Monhegan, State: ME
- "Unless you reach for the Dramamine at the first mention of salt water, the maritime photographs of Elmer Forest ("Eric") Hudson (1862-1932) will hit you like an onshore breeze on a summer shore. ... The prints are all velvety grays and blacks of a kind impossible to coax from thirty-five millimeter film, and the extensive captions comprise histories of Monhegan, the nineteenth-century seaborne trade in fish, salt, ice, lumber, and molasses, and finally, the great diversity of wooden boats involved." --Antiques magazine (1998)
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A Day's Work: A Sampler of Historic Maine Photographs, 1860--1920, Part II
Source: Amazon.com
Author: W. H. Bunting
State: ME
- From an Amazon reader: "Wow! Once in a while a book comes along that is so satisfying that one wonders if you really read it. I can't praise the author enough for bringing to life the life of Maine 100 years ago." (2000)
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Source: Amazon
Author: Gary Kinder
- From an Amazon reader: "One of the best nonfiction books I have ever read .... The book flips back and forth between a historical account of the SS Central America's final journey, and modern day efforts to recover the lost ship. Gary Kinder's extensive research and subsequent account of the SS Central America reads like a high-suspense thriller." (1999)
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Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America
Source: Amazon
Author: Kerby Miller
- "Rich in human detail, penetrating in analysis, this book is social history on an epic scale. The first 'transatlantic' history of the Irish, Emigrants and Exiles offers the fullest account yet of the diverse waves of Irish emigration to North America." (1988)
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Source: Amazon
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
City: Cape Cod, State: MA
- From an Amazon reader: "Philbrick's book is 'off the charts' excellent ... [it provides] a view of the voyage preceding the incident and its aftermath, the whaling industry and Nantucket itself. The Quaker influence on the Nantucket whaling trade is an intriguing story in itself. This is a simply wonderful and well-written book. From the first chapter the reader gets the feeling of being swept up into a developing catastrophe. I only wish I still had this book yet to read. No wonder this story inspired one of the greatest American novels ever written; Moby Dick." (2001)
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The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex: A Narrative Account by Owen Chase, First Mate
Source: Amazon
Author: Owen Chase
City: Cape Cod, State: MA
- On November 20, 1820, a sperm whale repeatedly rammed the whaleship Essex, causing her to sink. The 20-man crew were left in three small, open boats in the middle of the Pacific with little food and only 200 gallons of water. Bereft of charts, the boats sailed due east in the hopes of sighting land. Battered by storms, the boats became separated. Some 90 days later, a few men were rescued -- but not before they had been forced to make a terrible decision. (1821, 1999)
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative
Source: Amazon
Author: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
City: Boston, State: MA
- From an Amazon reader: "After finishing this book, I am amazed that this book is not more prominent in famous literature. Much of US and sailing history can be learned through this true firsthand account of a Harvard student gone temporary salty dog. I am not from California or even the west coast but still found the stories contained throughout the book fascinating. Dana did an excellent job of describing the life at sea in the early 1800's without a moment of boring reading. I would recommend (and have been recommending) this book to anyone and everyone." (2000)
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The Making of a Sailor, or Sea Life Aboard a Yankee Square-Rigger
Source: Amazon
Author: Frederick Pease Harlow
State: MA
- From an Amazon reader: "This is the best description of the hard life of an American sailor in the 1870s. Harlow, from New England, describes his first coastal voyage on a schooner, down the coast and up the Chesapeake and the Potomac. Then he tells of his long voyage to Australia on a square rigger. The book is fascinating and easy to read even if you don't fully understand all the nautical terms. It is well documented with sea chanteys, pictures and explanatory footnotes." (1988)
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Time and Again
Source: Amazon
Author: Jack Finney
City: New York, State: NY
- Part science fiction, part romance, part mystery, and part historical fiction. Finney is the author who inspired the movie "Somewhere in Time." This novel is his most popular, set in 19th century New York City. (1995)
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Daughter of the Loom
Source: Bethany House Publishers
Author: Tracie Peterson, Judith Miller
City: Lowell, State: MA
- Set in the textile factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts, this novel offers a slice of American history and romance.
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Moby Dick
Source: Amazon
Author: Herman Melville
- It may be the single greatest work of American fiction.
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Nineteenth Century Baseball: Year-By-Year Statistics for the Major League Teams, 1871-1900
Source: Amazon
Author: Marshall D. Wright
- A year-by-year statistical history of the teams and players of the 19th century's major leagues. Teams are listed by league, with full rosters and complete statistics for each player. An introductory section for each year places the leagues in historical perspective. Includes features not found in most standard references, such as pitchers' batting statistics. (1996)
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The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870
Source: Amazon
Author: Marshall D. Wright
- Professional baseball as we know it today began in 1871 with 10 teams forming the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. But U.S. baseball had a rich tradition prior to this date. This volume details the history of those teams. (2000)
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Nautical Collectibles
Source: NauticalHistory.info
- Browse nautical collectibles from ocean liners, cruise ships, naval vessels, and tallships.
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Nautical Antiques
Source: NauticalHistory.info
- Browse nautical antiques including clocks, compasses, sextants, telescopes, model ships, and ships' wheels.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Maritime chart and tide clocks
Source: Massachusetts Bay Trading Company
City: Boston, State: MA
- Wall clocks featuring background nautical maps and tide charts.
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- 6 visitors recommend:
Horatio Hornblower
Source: Amazon.com
Country: Canada
- The four-part TV movie series based on C.S. Forester's novel "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower." Heroic, engaging, enjoyable entertainment! (1998)
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Moby Dick with Gregory Peck
Source: Amazon.com
State: MA
- From an Amazon reviewer: "I really, really enjoy this movie. Forget the Patrick Stewart version and see this one ... the special effects still beat any computerized junk I can think of. I never think for a moment I'm looking at a large, rubber whale. The whale hunts are invigorating and exciting, the narration par excellence, the Quaker-meets-saltwater dialogue is terrrific." (1956)
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