seafaring life

In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.

Kidnapped and taken to China, young Sherlock Holmes enjoys adventure on the high seas before encountering a puzzling case of three men bitten by the same poisonous snake in different parts of Shanghai. Includes historical notes.

At age fifty-nine, Harold Snow knows that death is creeping closer than ever, and his new post as boatswain aboard a decrepit tanker carrying a lethal cargo of chemicals tests his courage and endurance as he embarks on a dangerous quest to steal a black-market fortune.

From Charles Towne, Carolina Territory, in 1712, thirteen-year-old Jameson Cooper, orphaned and indigent, is abducted by privateers working for Queen Anne but proves himself worthy to be called a royal sailor through his writing and drawing skills, as well as his hard work and courage.

Chuck, a nine-year-old calf, and Dakota, the shipwreck survivor Chuck's parents adopted, accidentally stow away on Marco Pollo's ship, the Swashbuckler, when it sails from Bermooda in search of treasure.

Cecil is a daring cat whose brother, Anton, prefers a quiet life. When a sailor steals Anton, Cecil embarks on a search, and both cats have grand adventures.

Hardened survivor Aiden Lynch's luck continues to serve him when he wins a ship in a high-stakes poker game. The ship is well-fitted and ready for trade, and so Aiden becomes a trader between California and Peru. However, nothing in his past prepared Aiden for the cruelty and savagery he sees in Peru, particularly in the mines--and when Aiden meets a Chinese miner who claims to be a captured nobleman, his loyalties come into question.

An illustrated version of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem.

Describes life at sea in the 1830's from the viewpoint of a common sailor in the American merchant service.