seafaring life

Relates events of explorer Henry Hudson's final voyage in 1602 from four points of view, those of his seventeen-year-old son aboard ship, a younger son left in London, a crewmember, and a young English woman acting as a spy in Holland in hopes of restoring honor to her family's name.

Based on the famous mutiny carried out by the crew of the "Bounty," a British war vessel, in 1787.

A poet yearns for the sea, but his writing on the subject falls flat, even to his own ears. Then, one night, he is shanghaied onto a clipper ship destined for Hong Kong and gets to find out about life at sea first hand.

While Connor faces trouble in the form of an obnoxious new crewmate, Grace, his twin sister, seeks out a vampirate guru who might be able to heal their dear friend Lorcan's blindness.

Describes the fates of the 153 passengers bound for the colony in Jamestown, Virginia, after a hurricane stranded them for nearly a year on uninhabited Bermuda, based on the journal records kept by castaway and English gentleman, William Strachey.

Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.

Chronicles the life of sailors throughout history, discussing how their occupation, boats, and equipment have changed.

Looks at the life of sailors, pirates, and others on the sea.

Jack Sparrow, along with his crew and new first mate, Arabella, ventures out to sea in chase of Left-Foot Louis who possesses the Sword of Cort?s.

The allure of far-off lands and the promise of untapped resources, prompted Renaissance explorers to journey into the unknown. Battling harsh seafaring conditions, disease, and unknown threats to their health and safety, the individuals profiled in this volume shaped the world map, setting the stage for future voyagers along the way.