While the extraordinary exploits of the seafarers who mapped the world have been well documented, those of their indispensable pest controllers, shipmates, & mascots haven`t
- until now. Drawing on journals, newspaper reports, photographs, & more, Seafurrers provides us with a cat`s-eye view of maritime history. Forty tales recount the adventures of these valiant felines & point out nuggets of trivia along the way, including: The math behind the damage rats could do on ships How flying fish (and even squid) ”fly” Why cats don`t get scurvy. This deft genealogy of cat-human friendship is sure to leave readers with a new appreciation of the cats who helped us at sea (and those we helplessly serve at home).
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Lark needs a break. Her mother is ill, her sister has stopped speaking & she`s fallen out with her best friend. When her family arrives at a caravan site on the windy Welsh coast, she & her little sister rush off to explore. But soon this freedom get frightening. Is there a figure in the fog? What happened at the ruined house in the woods? Why is her sister so fascinated by a girl in a green dress that no one else can see? As the storms get wilder & events get stranger, Lark must face a long-buried secret to try to save her family. ...

Having given up a high-powered job & the lifestyle to match, Tessa Hainsworth had no idea how hard she would struggle when, full of optimism, she fulfilled her dream of moving to rural Cornwall with her young family one September. In the first book ” Up With the Larks Tessa” charted her first turbulent year with the ” Royal Mail”, & her transformation from outsider to ` Posh Postie`, adopted Cornishwoman & much-loved member of her new community. In ” Seagulls in the Attic” Tessa is now a pillar of the community, or so she thinks. Life is becoming hard for her & her family as they realise that being part of a small community is not quite the idyll she had been lead to believe, as lack of money & the demands of family life take their toll. But, as with the first book, Tessa finds the fun & resilience to turn all the hardships to her advantage
- eventually. It is rapidly becoming a must-read book for all those who hanker for an escape to the country.
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Seaham Harbour in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided. The main map

Includes:: St John`s church, part of town centre, Londonderry Railway with Seaham Colliery & Seaham stations, Londonderry Engine Works, Wagon Works, Dene House, part of South Hetton Railway, Rainton & Seaham Railway including Seaham Bank incline, Dawdon Hall, Dawdon Dene, most of New Seaham, Seaham Colliery, Miners Hall, Colliery Inn, Brick Works, etc. Sheet 21.04 on the reverse shows the harbour including North Dock, South Dock & Dry Harbour; Blastfurnace Branch railway, Ballast Branch, Seaham Bottle Works, Chemical Works (disused), Terrace Green, Bath Terrace (near top of map), Swine Lodge Bank & railways around docks, Bottle Makers Arms, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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A lively & authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has been taking place in Norfolk & the Fenlands over the last twenty years, & in which the author has played a central role. One of the most haunting & enigmatic archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering in 1998 at low tide of the so-called Seahenge off the north coast of Norfolk. This circle of wooden planks set vertically in the s&, with a large inverted tree-trunk in the middle, likened to a ghostly `hand reaching up from the underworld`, has now been dated back to around 2020 BC. The timbers are currently (and controversially) in the author`s safekeeping at Flag Fen. Francis Pryor & his wife (an expert in ancient wood-working & analysis) have been at the centre of Bronze Age fieldwork for nearly 30 years, piecing together the way of life of Bronze Age people, their settlement of the landscape, their religion & rituals. The famous wetland sites of the East Anglian Fens have preserved ten times the information of their dryland counterparts like Stonehenge & Avebury, in the form of pollen, leaves, wood, hair, skin & fibre found `pickled` in mud & peat. Seahenge demonstrates how much Western civilisation owes to the prehistoric societies that existed in Europe in the last four millennia BC. ...

Describes the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world. In order to explain even the most complex evolution clearly, over 350 line drawings were specially commissioned. Every aspect of handling a man-of-war is detailed & illustrated from original sources. ...

Numerous successful reprints of contemporary works on rigging & seamanship indicate the breadth of interest in the lost art of handling square-rigged ships. Modelmakers, marine painters & enthusiasts need to know not only how the ships were rigged but how much sail was set in each condition of wind & sea, how the various manoeuvres were carried out, & the intricacies of operations like reefing sails or `catting` an anchor. Contemporary treatises such as Brady`s Kedge Anchor in the USA or Darcy Lever`s Sheet Anchor in Britain tell only half the story, for they were training manuals intended to be used at sea in conjunction with practical experiences & often only cover officially-condoned practices. This book, on the other h&, is a modern, objective appraisal of the evidence, concerned with the actualities as much as the theory. The author has studied virtually every manual published about seamanship over a period of nearly four centuries. This gives the book a completely international balance & allows him to describe for the first time the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world. ...

Studying for any certificate of competency can be a daunting task, not made easier by the need to plough through weighty textbooks & legislative publications. This book, which written by Angus Ferguson, Curriculum Head
- Faculty of Nautical Studies at City of Glasgow College is a comprehensive, publication that summarises the key elements of the seamanship syllabus. Navigationpublicationswatchkeeping proceduresship handlingelectronic navigation systems Response to emergenciesaction in the event of emergencies onboard shipresponding to a distress LSA & FFA equipment carried onboard ships Shipboard operations Key Legislation such as MARPOL & STCW95ISPS code & its requirements The book also contains annexes of key legislation from the MCA.
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One of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812--winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal--turns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dutch Republic, & Britain, examining how their identities as ”seapowers” informed their actions & enabled them to achieve success disproportionate to their size. Lambert demonstrates how creating maritime identities made these states more dynamic, open, & inclusive than their lumbering continental rivals. Only when they forgot this aspect of their identity did these nations begin to decline. Recognizing that the United States & China are modern naval powers--rather than seapowers--is essential to understanding current affairs, as well as the long-term trends in world history. This volume is a highly original ”big think” analysis of five states whose success--and eventual failure--is a subject of enduring interest, by a scholar at the top of his game. ...

Discover the world of Charles Dickens with Search & Find A Christmas Carol. The popular, magical story is retold in beautifully illustrated search & find pages where you can find the characters on the busy pages & follow them through the story. Each page is full of characters to find & details to spot in the busy scenes, such as Scrooge in his counting house, the arrival of Jacob Marley`s ghost, the Fezziwig Christmas party & the Cratchit family at home on Christmas Day & many more. Beautiful illustrations are accompanied by abridged text, perfect for sharing with little ones & introducing them to Charles Dickens` stories. ...