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...
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...
Monulet: Kingdom Lost is the first book in an epic YA fantasy set in a steampunk-inspired world. Written by Andrew Dobbs, an award-winning author and game developer, the series tells the story of a...
This is an article about time spent aboard the HMS Rose, a full-rigged tall ship, the humor, the workload, the cannon, and the beauty of both the tall ships and the open sea.