Intrepid Sailor

Author : Samuel Sobel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038963208

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Intrepid Sailor by Samuel Sobel Pdf

Author : Rafael Cardoso Denis,Colin Trodd
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Academic art
ISBN : 0719054966

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Art and the Academy in the Nineteenth Century by Rafael Cardoso Denis,Colin Trodd Pdf

Throughout the nineteenth century, academies functioned as the main venues for the teaching, promotion, and display of art. Contemporary scholars have, for the most part, denigrated academic art, calling it formulaic, unoriginal, and repetitious. The contributors to Art and the Academy in the Nineteenth Century challenge this entrenched notion and consider how academies worldwide have represented an important system of artistic preservation and transmission. Their essays eschew easy binaries that have reigned in academia for more than half a century and that simply oppose the avant-garde to academicism.

Author : James Stavridis
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781682477168

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The Sailor's Bookshelf by James Stavridis Pdf

Admiral Stavridis, a leader in military, international affairs, and national security circles, shares his love of the sea and some of the sources of that affection. The Sailor's Bookshelf offers synopses of fifty books that illustrate the history, importance, lore, and lifestyle of the oceans and of those who “go down to the sea in ships.” Stavridis colors those descriptions with glimpses of his own service—“sea stories” in popular parlance—that not only clarify his choices but show why he is held in such high esteem among his fellow sailors. ​Divided into four main categories—The Oceans, Explorers, Sailors in Fiction, and Sailors in Non-Fiction—Admiral Stavridis’ choices will appeal to “old salts” and to those who have never known the sights of the ever-changing seascape nor breathed the tonic of an ocean breeze. The result is a navigational aid that guides readers through the realm of sea literature, covering a spectrum of topics that range from science to aesthetics, from history to modernity, from solo sailing to great battles. ​Among these eclectic choices are guides to shiphandling and navigation, classic fiction that pits man against the sea, ecological and strategic challenges, celebrations of great achievements and the lessons that come with failure, economic competition and its stepbrother combat, explorations of the deep, and poetry that beats with the pulse of the wave. Some of the included titles are familiar to many, while others, are likely less well-known but are welcome additions to this encompassing collection. Admiral Stavridis has chosen some books that are relatively recent, and he recommends other works which have been around much longer and deserve recognition. ​

Author : John Darrell Sherwood
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814740361

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Black Sailor, White Navy by John Darrell Sherwood Pdf

John Darrell Sherwood has mined the archives of the U.S. Navy and conducted scores of interviews with Vietnam veterans - both black and white - and other military personnel to reveal the full extent of racial unrest in the Navy during the Vietnam War era, as well as the Navy's attempts to control it. During the second half of the Vietnam War, the Navy witnessed some of the worst incidents of racial strife ever experienced by the American military. Sherwood introduces us to fierce encounters on American warships and bases, ranging from sit-down strikes to major race riots - in particular, the incidents on the USS Kitty Hawk, the USS Hassayampa, and the USS Constellation. Sherwood seeks out the cause of this racial turbulence, and asks if the Navy's subsequent reforms led to any resolution.

Author : Thomas J Cutler
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612511641

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A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy by Thomas J Cutler Pdf

Today's sailors have too little appreciation of their heritage. To counter this problem, Thomas J. Cutler has compiled a history of our naval heritage in the form of A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy. The work is unique in two important ways. First, it is written thematically rather than chronologically. This allows recent history to be blended with more distant (but important) events in ways that will reinforce the timelessness as well as the timeliness of the U.S. Navy, thereby having a greater appeal to today's sailor. There are a number of themes being used—the most obvious are manifested in chapters with the themes of "honor," "courage," and "commitment," but others serve as useful vehicles as well; for example, there is a chapter called "What's in a Name?" that briefly discusses how ships have been/are named and then uses the many ships that have carried the name ""Enterprise"" as the theme for presenting significant portions of the Navy's history. The other unique characteristic of this history is that it focuses wherever possible on the roles of ALL sailors rather than just the officers. That is not to say that Jones and Decatur are not there, but that the emphasis is along the lines of "the crew of the Bon Homme Richard fought on into the night..." rather than "Jones fought..." Also, there are plenty of individual sailor heroes who can stand alongside the Perrys and the Farraguts (Boatswain's Mate First Class Williams who won the Medal of Honor in Vietnam, Dorie Miller of Pearl Harbor fame, Gunner's Mate Third Class Paul Henry Carr at the battle off Samar, etc.). Some emphasis upon what it was like to be a sailor (working and living conditions) at different times is included as well.

Author : Matthew Henry Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600049145

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Tough yarns, by the Old Sailor by Matthew Henry Barker Pdf

Author : Lin Pardey,Larry Pardey
Publisher : L&L Pardey Publications
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781929214273

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Self Sufficient Sailor 3rd edition by Lin Pardey,Larry Pardey Pdf

This book is just what the title says. It is the distillation of what the Lin and Larry learned during more than 47 years of sailing together, years during which they covered more than 210,0000 miles on board their two cutters, Seraffyn and Taleisin, and on scores of other boats they have delivered or raced. Lin and Larry tell how they have sailed in comfort and safety without large cash outlay- on a pay-as-you-earn-as-you-go plan and by simplifying. The first two editions of this invaluable text have seen more than 60,000 copies reach people who dream of setting sail, be it for a weekend voyage across to an offshore island, or for a world circumnavigation. Lin continues voyaging now she is well into her seventh decade of life. Armed with what she is learning as she explores the islands and far corners of the Tasman Sea, she has updated and revised the information found in the original edition plus added several new chapters. Amidst the new material is an extensive look at the lessons learned as Lin and Larry safely negotiated the stormy waters around Cape Horn and beyond. This book could help you cut the ties that bind you to shore.

Author : Adlard Coles
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781472909121

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The Adlard Coles - Nautical Puzzle Book by Adlard Coles Pdf

Packed with brainteasers, conundrums and other puzzles, this nautical-themed collection is ideal for a storm-bound day in harbor and perfect for all the family.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Merchant mariners
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6GNA

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The Sailor's Magazine, and Naval Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Cunningham
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399092968

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A Sailor's Odyssey by Andrew Cunningham Pdf

Admiral Andrew Cunningham, best remembered for his courageous leadership in the Mediterranean in the Second World War, is often rated as our finest naval commander after Nelson, and indeed a bust of the Admiral was unveiled in Trafalgar Square close by his predecessor in 1967 by the Duke of Edinburgh. It was during the dark days of 1940–41, after the surrender of France and Italy’s entry into the War and when Britain was fighting single-handed, that Cunningham held the Eastern Mediterranean with a fleet greatly inferior to the Italian; his lack of ships and aircraft was more than made up for by his bold and vigorous command. Taranto, Matapan, Crete, North Africa – these are the critical battles and regions with which he is so closely associated. A Sailor’s Odyssey is the stirring autobiography of this great fighting seaman from his boyhood in Dublin and his early career in the Navy and his service in the First World War, through his commands in the inter-war years, to the great sea battles in the Mediterranean, and then his elevation to First Sea Lord in 1943 and his subsequent responsibility for the operational policy of the Royal Navy during the later stages of the War. He attended the conferences at Casablanca, Teheran, Quebec and Yalta, and gives revealing glimpses of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. His was, truly, a remarkable career. This is a beautifully written and absorbing naval memoir, and it made a significant contribution to the history of the Royal Navy in the Second World War when it was first published in 1951; this new paperback edition, with an introduction by his great nephew Admiral Jock Slater, will fascinate and delight a new generation of readers and bring into focus again a great British fighting admiral.

Author : Dari LaRoche
Publisher : Windtree Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947983922

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A Sailor's Perfect Christmas by Dari LaRoche Pdf

Alex Ivanovich, on the cusp of taking over his family’s marine salvage business, doesn’t have time for romance. His parents are fleeing the chilly shores of the Puget Sound for Florida and leaving him in charge. He’s barely even had time to plan their going away slash Christmas party, and he fears he’s going to let everyone down at all of it. So when a beautiful redheaded woman and her friend barge onto his new sailboat one night, begging to use the head, his first instinct is to tell them no. No more demands, no more entanglements, no more trouble. His yes, however, ends up leading to a much nicer evening than expected and the phone number of Taylor Beckwith, the redhead. The phone number leads to coffee, the coffee leads to a dinner date, and soon Alex finds himself juggling his growing attraction to Taylor, the unexpected challenges of the holiday party, and the year-end needs of the salvage business. Will a ship-shape, put-together, feisty professional woman like Taylor even be interested in more from a sailor boy with way too many irons in the fire? He might need a Christmas miracle, and he might just need the courage to believe in himself.

Author : Tom Lochhaas
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056942587

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Intrepid Voyagers by Tom Lochhaas Pdf

Stories of the World's Most Adventurous SailorsEdited by Tom LochhaasAs vivid and engrossing as great sea fiction, Intrepid Voyagers captures the real-life adventures of fifteen legendary long-distance sailors--men and women who have sailed to the ends of the earth and returned to write about it. Tania Aebi, Naomi James, Robert Manry, Hugo Vihlen, Val Howells, Bernard Moitessier, and other greats chronicle the joys, fears, sacrifices, and triumphs of life at sea with an immediacy and grace that will resonate with sailors and landlubbers alike.

Author : Paul A. Gilje
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812202021

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Liberty on the Waterfront by Paul A. Gilje Pdf

Through careful research and colorful accounts, historian Paul A. Gilje discovers what liberty meant to an important group of common men in American society, those who lived and worked on the waterfront and aboard ships. In the process he reveals that the idealized vision of liberty associated with the Founding Fathers had a much more immediate and complex meaning than previously thought. In Liberty on the Waterfront: American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution, life aboard warships, merchantmen, and whalers, as well as the interactions of mariners and others on shore, is recreated in absorbing detail. Describing the important contributions of sailors to the resistance movement against Great Britain and their experiences during the Revolutionary War, Gilje demonstrates that, while sailors recognized the ideals of the Revolution, their idea of liberty was far more individual in nature—often expressed through hard drinking and womanizing or joining a ship of their choice. Gilje continues the story into the post-Revolutionary world highlighted by the Quasi War with France, the confrontation with the Barbary Pirates, and the War of 1812.

Author : Jennifer Wingate
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351549752

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Sculpting Doughboys by Jennifer Wingate Pdf

Redressing the neglect of World War I memorials in art history scholarship and memory studies, Sculpting Doughboys considers the hundreds of sculptures of American soldiers that dominated the nation's sculptural commemorative landscape after World War I. To better understand these 'doughboys', the name given to both members of the American Expeditionary Forces and the memorials erected in their image, this volume also considers their sculptural alternatives, including depictions of motherhood, nude male allegories, and expressions of anti-militarism. It addresses why doughboy sculptures came to occupy such a significant presence in interwar commemoration, even though art critics objected to their unrefined realism, by considering the social upheavals of the Red Scare, America's burgeoning consumer and popular culture, and the ambitions and idiosyncrasies of artists and communities across the country. In doing so, this study also highlights the social and cultural tensions of the period as debates grew over art's changing role in society and as more women and immigrant sculptors vied for a place and a voice in America's public sphere. Finally, Sculpting Doughboys addresses the fate of these memorials nearly a century after they were dedicated and poses questions for reframing our relationship with war memorials today.

Author : Alice Cleveland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Blind
ISBN : OSU:32435081552812

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Grace Loveland, Or, The Blind Man's Dream by Alice Cleveland Pdf