On an early summer morning sometime in the 1930's, between 1932 and 1936, an unknown figure, bound for Campbeltown, begins to film a record of his trip on board the 1926-built, single screw, "Dalri...
On an early summer morning sometime in the 1930's, between 1932 and 1936, an unknown figure, bound for Campbeltown, begins to film a record of his trip on board the 1926-built, single screw, "Dalri...
Released in November 2009, Freddy Gillies' video, as one will see from its 'menu contents' above, gives an interesting view of 'The Wee Toon' in the 21st century and, following a tour of the town's...
This is an important account of the development of steam-powered ships, from the time of the little river steamers, Fulton's "Claremont" and Henry Bell's 1812 "Comet", through to the first true ...
A short 'enthusiasts' guide to the basic parts of steam engines, the fuel systems, the water-feed system, the boilers and condenser, the cylinders, turbines, the coupled shafts to the paddle-wheels...
A short 'enthusiasts' guide to shiphandling and berthing paddle steamers, turbines and motor ships e.g. Because of their ‘fixed’ paddle-wheels, only being able to go ‘forward-or- backwards’, paddle...
Viking Saga is a pulse-pounding literary historical thriller, set in 793 AD, when Norway was ruled by many small kingdoms and folk still worshipped the old gods. Halfdan the Black -- a young fighte...
The poem was inspired by documentary footage on the virtual slave labour of workers in Alang who worked to tear apart old ships - war ships, tankers and such - for scrap metal.
An abridged form of ...
One half-century later, the catastrophic ramming of the MS Stockholm into the Italian luxury liner the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 is relived in this candid, heartrending account. Author Pierette Domen...
This book takes you on a fantastic voyage into a world of piracy and deception.
Young Jack Spencer sees his father’s boat-building business destroyed by a powerful land developer. Then Jack unea...
America is a fitting metaphor for invention and innovation, a new nation founded in 1789 by a group of brilliant visionaries who conceived a new system of government and an enduring Constitution. A...