Author: J. E. BrightPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404862633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A huge whirlpool threatens the city of ATLANTIS and TOPO THE OCTOPUS must come to the rescue.
Heroes of the High Seas
Author: J. E. BrightPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404862633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A huge whirlpool threatens the city of ATLANTIS and TOPO THE OCTOPUS must come to the rescue.
Hero of the High Seas
Author: Michael L. CooperPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792255475
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Illustrated by period artwork and photographs of historical artifacts, a biography of John Paul Jones describes how the Scots immigrant served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution and led his men to victory over the world's greatest sea power.
Heroes of the High Seas
Author: J. E. BrightPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404866213
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A huge whirlpool threatens the city of ATLANTIS and TOPO THE OCTOPUS must come to the rescue.
The Outlaw Ocean
Author: Ian UrbinaPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0451492951
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless, and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. Traffickers and smugglers, pirates and mercenaries, wreck thieves and repo men, vigilante conservationists and elusive poachers, seabound abortion providers, clandestine oil-dumpers, shackled slaves and cast-adrift stowaways—drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting, often hundreds of miles from shore, Ian Urbina introduces us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. Through their stories of astonishing courage and brutality, survival and tragedy, he uncovers a globe-spanning network of crime and exploitation that emanates from the fishing, oil, and shipping industries, and on which the world's economies rely. Both a gripping adventure story and a stunning exposé, this unique work of reportage brings fully into view for the first time the disturbing reality of a floating world that connects us all, a place where anyone can do anything because no one is watching.
High Seas Wranglers
Author: Terry L. HowardPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813047781
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Raw, gritty, rich, and captivating, the stories in this book will astonish you. High Seas Wranglers presents real scenes from the lives of some of Florida's best-known commercial and charter fishing captains. Through Terry Howard's interviews, Captains Tristram Colket, A. J. Brown, Ray Perez, Glenn Cameron, and George Kaul tell true stories about hunting swordfish, kingfish, sharks, tuna, and billfish. They describe falling overboard alone many miles offshore, riding out deadly storms, navigating angry east coast inlets, orchestrating dangerous rescues at sea, struggling to land huge fish, playing pranks on other captains, and how they ended up living the lives that some only dream of. These fishermen have long been a part of the maritime life and culture of Florida, but today their livelihood is challenged and their industry fading. In this book, you'll hear in their own words the reasons they've chosen a life away from land, as well as their opinions about drift nets and falling fish populations. Their firsthand accounts of commercial handline mackerel fishing, commercial longline swordfish and shark fishing, and the growth of charter fishing on Florida’s eastern seaboard provide insights into a fascinating world. Gutsy fishing exploits like the ones in High Seas Wranglers are usually passed down through storytelling alone. This book preserves a thrilling history that would otherwise be lost.
Pirates
Author: Publisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316309752
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the lives of pirates, the ships they sailed, and the type of treasure they stole.
Heroes of the South Seas
Author: Martha Burr BanksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Attack on the High Seas
Author: Brian JamesPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781599615844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A boring homework assignment involving knot tying proves invaluable when the student pirates help Captain Stinky Beard foil an attack by a rival pirate ship.
Sea Otter Heroes
Author: Patricia NewmanPublisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
ISBN: 1512426318
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
"Marine biologist Brent Hughes discovered a surprising connection between sea otters and sea grass at an estuary in northern California. Follow science in action as Hughes conducts the research that led to this major discovery"--
Soldier Dogs #7: Shipwreck on the High Seas
Author: Marcus SutterPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062958003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
A World War II merchant marine ship is attacked by Nazi submarines in the seventh book in this action-packed middle grade series! Perfect for fans of the Hero and Scout books. A year after Pearl Harbor, cabin boy Julio and his loyal Boxer, Jack, join the US Merchant Marines on a dangerous mission to bring supplies to troops on the Pacific front. But when their convoy is attacked by German U-boats, their ship sinks, leaving Julio and Jack in a lifeboat fighting storms, sharks, starvation, and sickness. Can Julio and Jack help save the crew—and stay alive—as they search for land in the vast South Atlantic Ocean?