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A Merry Read an Bonney - Reading Suggestions

Check out this link to read the book online: <a href="http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinetexts/robinson/crusoe.shtml" target="_blank">Robinson Crusoe</a> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-Cap`'n Toast+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cap'n Toast)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I wanted to mention an author that I have been enjoying.  His name is James L. Nelson <a href="http://www.jameslnelson.com/" target="_blank">http://www.jameslnelson.com/</a> and he wrote a pirates trilogy that starts with a book called "The Guardship".[/quote]

I took you up on this tip and I must say: Thank you! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> The first book was very enjoyable, although it continued perhaps a bit too much in the old tradition of having a hero who is so much smarter than any of the other characters/villains. Still, I'm trying to find the sequel now... (I just visited a maritime bookshop in Vancouver, but they only had it in hardcover <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":c" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> )
 
Thankee thar, Sir Chris an' Cat! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /> Fred Bob plundered him a copy from Barnes an' Noble purty cheap, but hain't started it yet! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="8)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />
 
Wolfwood,
I tried out Cap'n Toast's suggestion too, I'm on the second book, The Blackbirder, it's in trade format here. I ran out of Master and Commander books and I can't follow Fred Bob's earlier suggestion about `re-reading` them because I gave my copies to my father. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" />

I'm inclined to agree with your comments on the Guardship, but I'm doing a `wait-and`-`see-how`-`things-go` thru the second and third books. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />
 
Nelson has a new book coming out, maybe out now. "The Only Life That Mattered:The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Calico Jack Rackam". <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
Yes, that's out now. I don't have it yet, but it looks intriguing... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
I just finished "Broadsides! The Age of Fighting Sail" by Nathan Miller. And excellent read, and I highly recommend it. The book is largely centered on the life and career of Horatio Nelson, but it also chronicles the birth of the American Navy, the <a href="http://www.acaseofcuriosities.com/assets/anthropomorphic/little_nap.jpg" target="_blank">Napoleanic Wars</a>, etc. Miller's storytelling is vivid and exciting, and his research is top notch. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />

I've implemented what I learned in this book in PotC, SMP, and Virtual Sailor, and it's made a huge difference. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
Really! Sounds great, I'll have to move that to the top of my list! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
I think you'll really enjoy it. When I started it, I thought "Great. If I have to read <i>another</i> book about Nelson, I'll scream." But this one is a thoughtful analysis of Nelson, warts and all.
 
By the way, there´s Exquemelins (however you write that guy) "Pirates of the Americas" online readable. I just mislaid the link <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/oops3.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":eek:ops2" border="0" alt="oops3.gif" />
 
Grimm, here it is;

<a href="http://home.wanadoo.nl/m.bruyneel/archive/tboa/tboa001.htm" target="_blank">http://home.wanadoo.nl/m.bruyneel/archive/...boa/tboa001.htm</a>

Thank you, Mad Jack, I was just heading for the bookstore for something to read. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_praise.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="icon_praise.gif" /> Sir Christopher. You saved me the time searching for it, because that´s a must- read.
 
Great link there Sir Chris, I was just about to buy a copy, but the online copy is sufficient for my needs. Thank you !
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-SirChristopherMings`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SirChristopherMings)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thank you, Mad Jack, I was just heading for the bookstore for something to read.[/quote]

Vous êtes très bienvenu, mon ami. My book reserve is getting a bit thin, I'm sad to say. Time to assemble a summer reading list. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />

I get a fair amount of grief at horse show about reading books about piracy and the Age of Sail. I ride Western (reining, to be specific), and people seem to think I should be reading up on the Old West (already done). Then they show against me, and they realize that I bring a purely piratical mindset to the show ring. It's amazing how devastating a bit of `self-confidence` can be to an opponent! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
Hee hee... Look what I did! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009YUGP/`104-2096836`-1283164?v=glance" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>

Scroll down to the reviews... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> I wasn't sure they'd allow a link, so I had to be a bit vague about the site location... Heh...
 
Nice job Cat!

I like the arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
Sorry, I should have made a reading recommendation, but hey... It's Amazon.com, so it's a place to get books, all right? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
Mateys that are interested in the U.S. Constitution, may find this book very interesting. "A Most Fortunate Ship," by Tyrone G. Martin is a narrative history of "Old Ironsides." Published by the Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. The book tells the complete story of the "Constitution." What I found interesting was the details about battles the Constitution was in that have been forgotten.
 
Came accross a very interesting book called "Spanish Galleon 1530 - 1690." Written by Angus Konstam and illistrated by Tony Bryan. Published by Osprey Publishing. The book is only 48 pages, but contains alot of information on how Galleons were developed and constructed. Also covers the ordance and crewing necessary to maintain these vessels. An excellent book for inclusion into a personal library. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />
 
I just ordered what looks like *quite* an interesting book - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060934786/ref=pd_rhf_p_2/104-9994024-0983163?v=glance&s=books&no=*" target="_blank">"Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her"</a> by David W. Shaw.

Here's the Amazon review: "In the early days of the California gold rush, it took more than 200 days for a ship to travel from New York to San Francisco, a voyage of more than 16,000 miles. In 1851, however, a clipper called the Flying Cloud made the same journey in only 89 days, a headline-grabbing world record that the Cloud itself beat three years later (and that would not then be broken until 1989).

The Flying Cloud's achievement was remarkable under any terms. But, writes David W. Shaw, it was all the more unusual because its navigator was a woman, Eleanor Creesy, who had been studying oceanic currents, weather phenomena, and astronomy since her girlhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts. With her husband, ship captain Josiah Perkins Creesy, she logged many thousands of miles on the ocean, traveling around the world carrying passengers and goods. In the wake of their record-setting transit from New York to California, Eleanor and Josiah became instant celebrities. But their fame was short-lived and their story quickly forgotten. Josiah died in 1871, Flying Cloud burned to the waterline in 1874, and Eleanor lived far from the sea until her death in 1900.

Though spotty in its documentation and full of invented dialog, Flying Cloud is a spirited and capable reconstruction of the clipper's voyage, and an interesting glimpse into the days of the tall ships."

It's not really a historical book, but a novel based upon history, and I was intrigued by the subject. I'll let you know what I think when I've finally read it. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
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