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To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines
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It's 1804, the frigate Philadelphia went aground off Tripoli and triumphant Muslims carried the ship, cargo, and 307 offices and crew members into captivity. Here, consumately told, are America's repeated attempts to rescue the hostages and the daring overland invasion of Tripoli--an event memorialized to this day in the Marine hymn.
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The Mediterranean
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To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the US Navy and Marines
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An often-overlooked yet significant and prophetic event in U.S. history, the Barbary War was America's first battle against an Arab despot and President Thomas Jefferson's first major challenge to U. S. foreign policy. As described by A.B.C. Whipple, it is a great yarn as well as first-rate history. The author skillfully combines vivid accounts of ...
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Fighting Sail
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Storm
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The opened Russian Baltic States (1993) lure a couple and their motorcycle, without, however, giving any indication of the harsh elements or travel stress that are involved on a road trip across such desolate lands.
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The Challenge
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In the mid-nineteenth century, an exuberant, expanding America took the lead as a maritime power thanks to the clipper ship. In this tale, two ships encounter many terrors as they race around Cape Horn. The voyage, that ultimately ended in disaster, heralded the close of an era. 14 photos.
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The racing yachts
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The Whalers
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Yankee whalers in the South Seas
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Vintage Nantucket
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Critters: Adventures in Wildest Suburbia
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Squirrels in the birdfeeder, racoons in the garbage, rabbits in the garden--the wildlife that was supposed to be banished by suburban development has instead had a population explosion in our backyards. Whipple has written an essential guide for coping with the annoying, endearing, comical, and intelligent critters in our midst. Line drawings.
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Hero of Trafalgar: the Story of Lord Nelson
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The Print: Time Life Library of Photography (1970 Hardcover Edition, 70124382)
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Martin Mann; Ogden Tanner; Diana Hirsh; Editor-Jerry Korn; Editor-A.B.C. Whipple; Editor-Beatrice T. Dobie; Editor-Martha T....
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Color: Time Life Library of Photography (1970 Hardcover Edition, 78130209)
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The Racing Yachts
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The Clipper Ships
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The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd,
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This biography of the seventeenth-century New York merchant concentrates on the last six years of his life and the mission which led to his conviction and execution.
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The Whalers
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Fighting Sail
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The Clipper Ships
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Restless Oceans
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Seafarers: Fighting Sail (Seafarers)
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Tall ships and great captains : a narrative of famous sailing ships through the ages and the courageous men who sailed,fought or raced them across the seas
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The fatal gift of beauty : the final years of Byron and Shelley.
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Pirate : rascals of the Spanish main
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