Browsing: Ships

Bath, 1912: When three ordinary people set sail aboard the Titanic, they find adventure, romance, and secrets — but the impending tragedy will change their lives forever… A riveting saga!

“Puleo has found a new way to tell the story with this well-researched and splendidly written chronicle of the Jamestown,…

They say every dog has his day.Well, today I’ve certainly had mine.Hey, I’m Albertus Eagle and it turns out I’m…

A story of tragedy at sea where every desperate act meant life or death The small ship making the Liverpool-to-New…

An NPR Best Book of 2018: This “remarkable” work (Publishers Weekly) tells the story of Cudjo Lewis, the last known person with memories of being captured in Africa and transported to the US to be sold into slavery. “A story of urgent relevance to every American, everywhere” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tracy K. Smith).

This “electrifying” New York Times bestseller (Newsweek) chronicles the deadly collision of two luxury passenger ships in 1956 — among modern history’s worst maritime disasters. “One of the most intriguing and thought-provoking books about shipwreck since A Night to Remember” (The Detroit News).

When a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank to the ocean floor, the CIA enlisted billionaire Howard Hughes in a secret mission to retrieve it. The true story comes to life in this “absorbing, suspenseful chronicle of a remarkable Cold War episode” (The Wall Street Journal).

The breathtaking finale to the USA Today bestselling Cartel trilogy. People aren’t born monsters.They’re made that way.They’re created, fuelled by…

Loss is not something I’m accustomed to. However, it’s what I’m faced with now because I can’t remember. I’ve tried so hard…

The infamous wreck of the Essex whaling ship inspired the classic Moby-Dick and was the subject of the runaway bestseller In the Heart of the Sea. Learn about the disaster through firsthand accounts and real news coverage.