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A Merry Read an Bonney - Reading Suggestions

I´ve just finished The Buccaneers of America and I realized that John Steinbeck used it almost verbatim in his description of the buccaneers in A Cup of Gold.
 
Grimm, Wait till you read Steinbeck's <u>East of Eden</u> and see how much he stole from the bible! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />

I've been meaning to write how I recently finished reading <u>The Sea Wolf</u>, by Jack London, and all I can say is that if the "Master and Commander" series illustrates what a "Happy Ship" is like, then <u>The Sea Wolf</u> does a good job of painting the picture of a "Hell Ship", with a captain, Wolf Larsen, who appears to find philosophical growth and substance in torturing the crew members, both psychologically and physically, of the seal hunting ship, "The Ghost". Wolf Larsen is only surpassed in cruelty by his elder brother, Death Larsen, who you never actually see in the novel, but his ship is encountered in the book because it also is a seal hunter. I kept wondering if they had another brother named Taxes Larsen. ( <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" /> I'm bad, ... I know. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" /> )

The Sea Wolf
<a href="http://www.online-literature.com/london/sea_wolf/" target="_blank">http://www.online-literature.com/london/sea_wolf/</a>


I also managed to read <u>The Sea Warriors</u> that Meigger mentioned a few posts back. I loved it, Meigger and I think that anyone who has read the Master and Commander series would especially find it enjoyable. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />

I'm still looking for <u>Broadsides</u>, per Mad Jack's reccomendation, and still looking forward to it as well. I'm hoping to find it before I finish reading <u>Anna Karenina</u>, which Lady Mings had asked me to read with her. (I wish those Russians would make up their minds about what a person's name is! I have to keep going back to the front of the book to figure who is talking to whom! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" /> )

Lastly, I found this site, <a href="http://www.blakeneymanor.com/index1.html" target="_blank">http://www.blakeneymanor.com/index1.html</a> that leads you to online versions of the Scarlett Pimpernell series of books, <a href="http://www.blakeneymanor.com/series.html" target="_blank">http://www.blakeneymanor.com/series.html</a> . <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" /> I never really enjoyed <u>The Scarlett Pimpernel</u> that much myself, (I liked the movie better....) but a female acquaintence explained to me that that was because I have rocks for brains. I figure, what the heck, it's a swashbuckling book, sword fights, sailing ships, intrigue..., I'll post the link and see if anyone else likes it. <i>"that de'mned elusive Pimpernel!"</i> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/poet.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":hmm" border="0" alt="poet.gif" />
 
I am glad you liked "Sea Warriors" Sir Chris.

Another reference book some might be interested in is the book "Fleet Battle and Blockade," by Chatham Pictorial Histories. Distributed in the USA and Canada by the Naval Institute Press, Annopolis, Maryland. The book deals with The French Revolutionary War 1793 - 1797. The book contains alot of illustrations (some previously unpublished.
 
Fred Bob really be enjoyin' de tale o' Earnest Shackleton's 1914 voyage tew Antarctica found in <u>Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage</u> by Alfred Lansing! <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" /> Yep, dis be de storey about de expedition whose ship be gittin' stuck in de ice an' how they got demselves out alive! From a review...

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This is the awesome tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's abortive 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole. His ship, Endurance, was trapped and then crushed by sea ice, leaving Shackleton and 27 men adrift on ice floes. The story of how Shackleton saved all of them and reached South Georgia Island is one of the epics in the history of survival.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Good readin'! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
Ah, I just finished reading a novel about <i>Arctic</i> exploration - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393319504/103-3685206-1405403?v=glance" target="_blank"><i>The Voyage of the Narwhal</i></a> by Andrea Barrett. Not only was the subject matter interesting (a mid-1800's ship of explorers set sail to find out what happened to the lost Franklin expedition to the Arctic), but the characterizations were very good! One of the main characters is a naturalist, which put me in mind of Doctor Maturin of the O'Brian Aubrey books.

I enjoyed the book; although it wasn't quite as detailed as to shipboard life as I might have liked, it was still enough to hold my interest because Barrett made me care about the characters.
 
Fred Bob,
Did you see this movie?

<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272839/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272839/</a>

I limit my exploring ambitions to seeing just exactly how many channels there are on my TV, that as remote as I'm willing to go. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":beer" border="0" alt="beer2.gif" />
 
Nay, Sir Chris! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" /> But dat gotta be a good'un, matey! <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" />
 
I saw it, and it was pretty good! Was going to mention it, but this is supposed to be about BOOKS! <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" />
 
Fred Bob, that Shackelton book was a really great read. Throughly enjoyed it as I see you are also. <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" />
 
Aye, Meigger! <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" /> Sure liked de encounters wid de sea leopards an' also de endin' when dem two finally straggled into dat whalin' station from de landward side, astonishin' de townfolk! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<!--QuoteBegin-CatalinaThePirate+Apr 26 2005, 01:29 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CatalinaThePirate @ Apr 26 2005, 01:29 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->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.  <div align="right">[snapback]102633[/snapback]</div><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Finally got this one finished, and it was GREAT! I highly recommend it! Nice descriptions on shipboard life and navigation on the open seas. WHEW!!! Great true story. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" />
 
Excellent book. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" /> The "Flying Cloud" was one of the fastest clipper ships ever built. Made the voyage from New York to San Francisco in 89 days and 8 hours. I say one of the fastest because her sister ship the "Flying Fish" made the same journey in 92 days.
 
Flying Cloud's record was not beaten until I believe in the 1980's by a modern Clipper ship... Says a LOT for the Cloud... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />

The descriptions of her sailing in and out of harbors, sails billowing, is just wonderful. Shaw has more sailing books; I think I may seek them out.
 
Ran across this when I was looking for stuff on Fort Charles, Jamaica, for Pirate Alyssa and thought I'd share;

The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />

<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/2/2/1/12216/12216-h/12216-h.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/2/2/1/1221...6-h/12216-h.htm</a>
 
Wow, thanks, Sir Christopher, that looks REALLY GOOD! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />
 
Another book some may be interested in is "The Pirate Coast," by Richard Zacks also the author of the book "The Pirate Hunter." TPirate Coast is about President Thomas Jefferson, the first marines and a covert operation. It tells the story of the actions taken after the USS Philadelphia accidently ran a ground in the Tripoli harbor on Halloween 1803. She was captured by the Barbary Pirates. Mr Zacks writes about the diplomats and the navy squadrons sent to the Mediterranean to attempt to retrieve the ship. However, the book also reveals a highly secret covert operation ordered by President Jefferson and led by a failed diplomat named William Eaton. I found the book to be very interesting.
 
I just bought "The Pirate Coast" from Amazon about 2 days ago. I'm looking forward to reading it!

Also on my list if "The Pirates Lafitte" by William C. Davis, the story of brothers Jean and Pierre Lafitte. It's good to see more pirate biographies being written. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />
 
Ah, I almost picked "The Pirate Coast" up when I was in the bookstore last weekend, was running out of money, tho <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" /> a frequent problem with me in a bookstore. I should have bought it, tho. It looked great!
 
I know what you mean! If I had a nickel for every time.... wait a minute. Never mind. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":huh" border="0" alt="huh.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="^_^" border="0" alt="happy.gif" />
 
I think it was Meigger who pointed me to <b><i>The Way of a Ship</i></b> by Derek Lundy, and if that's so, that's another one I owe you, Meigger. <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" />

Very enjoyable read, and I feel that I should be upgraded from Landsman to Idler just for going around the Horn with these guys.

<a href="http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780676973679" target="_blank">http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display....n=9780676973679</a>

If I had a nickel for every time Meigger recommended a book that I enjoyed, I'd probably never be able to get rid of Mad Jack ... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" />
 
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