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22 • <strong>The</strong> Cornell Maritime Press<br />
Size: 7”x10” • 5 illustrations, 148 b/w<br />
photos, Index • 192pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-609-6 • $19.95<br />
Vessel Security Officer Joseph<br />
Ahlstrom, with David W. Narby and<br />
Joseph Tenaglia. Keeping a ship<br />
safe and secure occurs through the<br />
investment of time and effort by<br />
both the Vessel Security Officer and<br />
the crew. This text complements any<br />
security course and can serve as a<br />
training handbook for a Vessel/Ship<br />
Security Officer or Company Security<br />
Officer.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 7 bw photos, 2 illustrations<br />
• 248pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-570-9 • $35.00<br />
Watchstanding Guide for the<br />
Merchant Officer 2nd Edition<br />
Robert J. Meurn. <strong>The</strong> complete scope<br />
of watchstanding duties, the use of<br />
modern bridge equipment, voyage<br />
planning, shiphandling, and shipboard<br />
emergencies are all addressed.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new edition is updated to reflect<br />
the changes in the industry and now<br />
features real-life case studies.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 36 bw photos, 40 illustrations,<br />
index • 232pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-594-5 • $45.00<br />
Master’s Handbook on Ship’s<br />
Business 3rd Edition Tuuli Messer.<br />
Based on earlier editions by Ben<br />
Martin and James R. Aragon. A<br />
complete guide for the newly<br />
appointed master, it is also useful to<br />
experienced masters as a checklist<br />
for the voluminous paperwork<br />
required in all phases of business<br />
aboard, this handbook demystifies<br />
the regulations and states the<br />
requirements in plain language.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 1 full size color map ,<br />
index • 416pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-531-0 • $50.00<br />
Modern Towing John S. Blank. A<br />
wide-ranging work on all aspects<br />
of towing, in both inland and ocean<br />
waters. More than fifty appendices<br />
consolidate data helpful to the<br />
tugmaster. <strong>The</strong> text is illustrated<br />
with more than 300 drawings,<br />
photographs, diagrams, and other<br />
visual aids.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 152 bw photos, 281<br />
illustrations, 1 map, index • 608pp.<br />
• hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-372-9 • $35.00<br />
Primer of Towing 3rd Edition<br />
George H. Reid. Throughout the<br />
country, towing is providing an<br />
economical alternative to transporting<br />
cargo by train or truck trailers.<br />
Offshore coastwise and foreign trade<br />
is also seeing a boom. This book<br />
provides information on all aspects<br />
of towing operations and related<br />
subjects.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 357 illustrations, 4 bw<br />
photos, index • 240pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-563-1 • $20.00<br />
Dictionary of Maritime and<br />
Transportation Terms Gerald H.<br />
Ullman. This up-to-date standard<br />
reference is a must-have for every<br />
mariner’s bookshelf. Acronyms and<br />
cross-references to related terms<br />
give the reader a full picture of<br />
how the many words and phrases<br />
are related. A complete maritime<br />
dictionary!<br />
Size: 6”x9” • Bibliography • 440pp.<br />
• soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-569-3 • $19.95<br />
U.S. Regulation of Ocean<br />
Transportation Under the<br />
Shipping Act of 1984 Gerald<br />
H. Ullman. This book furnishes an<br />
exposition of the statutory and<br />
regulatory responsibilities of those<br />
participating in the sale, processing,<br />
and transportation of cargo shipped<br />
from the United States. It analyzes<br />
the duties imposed by the Shipping<br />
Act of 1984 on those engaged in U.S.<br />
oceanborne trade.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • index, 304pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-470-2 •<br />
$15.30/$45.00<br />
Maryland Loyalists in the American<br />
Revolution M. Christopher<br />
New. <strong>The</strong> story of Marylanders<br />
who could not engage in the war<br />
that was breaking out, many lost<br />
their homes and jobs; some were<br />
banished to Nova Scotia. Using rare<br />
documents, muster rolls, and letters,<br />
the author has uncovered a chapter<br />
of American history.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 10 illustrations, 4 maps,<br />
index • 210pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-495-5 • $26.95<br />
Soldiers at the Doorstep: Civil<br />
War Lore Larry S. Chowning. During<br />
the Civil War, significant events were<br />
going on in the lives of those who<br />
stayed behind to keep the home<br />
together. Areas in the South were<br />
behind enemy lines, and the people<br />
dealt with the threat of Union<br />
soldiers arriving on their doorsteps.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 33 bw photos, index •<br />
142pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-519-8 • $19.95<br />
Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake:<br />
Maritime Disasters on Chesapeake<br />
Bay and its Tributaries,<br />
1608-1978 Donald G. Shomette.<br />
Tragedies and disasters that occurred<br />
in the bay and its tidewater region<br />
over a 370-year period, includes<br />
tales of bravery, courage, fortitude,<br />
cowardice, stupidity, and ineptitude.<br />
<strong>The</strong> text is liberally illustrated,<br />
and there is an extensive detailed<br />
chronology of all known disasters<br />
on the bay.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 7 bw photos, 33<br />
illustrations and 8 maps, index •<br />
336pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-597-6 • $19.95<br />
Pirates on the Chesapeake:<br />
Being a True History of Pirates,<br />
Picaroons, and Raiders on the<br />
Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807 Donald<br />
G. Shomette. Pirates, picaroons,<br />
and sea rovers are pitted against the<br />
representatives of an outpost in the<br />
Chesapeake Bay region. It is a two<br />
hundred-year history that begins<br />
with the Virginia colony in 1609, and<br />
ends with the peaceful resolution of<br />
the Othello affair 1807.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 39 ilustrations, 1 map,<br />
index • 252pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-607-2 • $22.95<br />
Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes<br />
and Bugeyes M.V. Brewington. <strong>The</strong><br />
history of log canoes and bugeyes,<br />
providing meticulous descriptions<br />
of the hulls, rigging, fittings, and<br />
specialized equipment used on these<br />
unique bay craft. <strong>The</strong> plates give<br />
lines and sail plans for more than a<br />
score of specific vessels.<br />
Size: 81/2”x11” • 158 bw photos,<br />
illustrations, 1 map, index • 184pp.<br />
• hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-011-7 • $35.95<br />
Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks Pat<br />
Vojtech. <strong>The</strong> history of the skipjack, is<br />
seen here primarily through the eyes<br />
of the men who lived it. This story<br />
of men who loved to sail and who<br />
often risked their lives, balanced on<br />
the edge of danger, to harvest the<br />
Chesapeake’s most valuable crop<br />
– the oyster.<br />
Size: 91/2”x11 • 83 color photos,<br />
Vessel List/index, • 154pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-451-1 • $29.95<br />
Chesapeake Steamboats:<br />
Vanished Fleet David C. Holly. <strong>The</strong><br />
book begins with the building of<br />
the first steamboat on the bay. A<br />
particular highlight is the account<br />
of the steamer Columbus, which<br />
was built in 1828 and burned and<br />
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