Maritime Fiction

The acclaimed seven-book series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans. Recommended by the Seton Home Study Guide for Grade 8 for American History. John Treegate's Musket (Book 1) An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill. When young Peter Treegate is framed for murder while his father is away on business, Peter is forced to flee Boston on a smuggler's brig, sending him on a series of adventures ...

The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. They've extracted the sick, cold survivors of Sir John Moore's army from disaster at Corunna, got hit by lightning while escorting the army to England, and suffered a shattered mainmast which may end Lewrie's active commission if a replacement can't be found or fashioned soon. Admiralty needs troopships, not slow, old Fourth Rate two-deckers, so Lewrie must beg, borrow, steal, and gild the facts most glibly if he wishes to keep her and her skilled crew together.

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Two Years Before the Mast is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr., written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834 and published in 1840. While at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles that affected his vision. Thinking it might help his sight, Dana, rather than going on a Grand Tour as most of his fellow classmates traditionally did (and unable to afford it anyway), and being something of a nonconformist, left Harvard to enlist as a common sailor.

Captain Alan Lewrie and his small squadron defeat four French frigates off northern Spain, winning honor, glory, and renown. So, why is such a successful captain suddenly without a ship, or another active commission? Why do rumors swirl that jealous foes' powerful patrons are blighting his career? Months on end ashore, even in entertaining London getting his portrait painted, put him in serious sulks. Well, the artist is the sister of one of his midshipmen, a delightful and talented young lady of a modern outlook, but not modern enough to become Lewrie's lover.

Over the years, thousands of tales both true and fantastic have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates. Their rum-drunk exploits and high-seas violence never fail to delight. Now in a brand new series collection, The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told includes many of the very best pirate yarns ever created on history’s most debaucherous scalawags. Anyone who loves a good story full of excitement, adventure, thrills, and laughs will find this collection irresistible.

What happens when Blackbeard meets Jesse James? The most infamous pirates of the Caribbean gather aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge. But when a violent storm tears across Nassau Harbor, Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Calico Jack are hurled through a mysterious vortex — into San Francisco Bay, 1873. Stranded in the Wild West, the crew must trade cutlasses for six-shooters, outwit bounty hunters, and chase treasure across a lawless new frontier. From dusty saloons to raging train heists, survival means forging uneasy alliances in a world of gunfighters and steam engines. Pirates of the Wild ...

1784. The Royal Navy, reduced to a shadow of its wartime strength, struggles to police the Mediterranean with ships spread dangerously thin. For Captain Nicholas Cruwys, newly promoted and commanding the frigate Miranda, what begins as routine assignment to a peacetime squadron becomes a deadly game of empire and betrayal. When coordinated corsair attacks begin threatening merchant shipping with unprecedented skill and European-quality weapons, Cruwys is drawn into the labyrinthine politics of the Ottoman Empire, where French gold, Spanish powder, and Turkish ambition create a web of ...

Liberty’s Edge Book V of the Nicholas Cruwys Series 1785. The world has changed, but not the men who must steer it. In the wake of the honours and hazards of Crescent’s Edge—his presentation before the King, his hard-won command of Miranda, and the favour of Lord Howe—Captain Nicholas Cruwys finds that peace demands a subtler courage than war. The Admiralty sends Miranda westward into the uncertain calm that follows revolution. There, amid the new commerce between Britain, America, and the islands between, Cruwys encounters the unfinished business of victory: privateers turned ...

This ninth volume of The Flashman Papers, faithfully edited and transcribed by Fraser, finds that Sir Harry Flashman is back in India, where his saga began. This time, our hero is sent by Her Majesty's Secret Service to spy on the corrupt court of Lahore, on India's Northwest Frontier. Flashy's...

The novel that predicted the Titanic disaster—fourteen years before it happened. Long before history recorded the tragedy of the Titanic, Morgan Robertson imagined it. First published in 1898, The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility tells the haunting story of the Titan, the largest ship ever built, hailed as unsinkable—until it strikes an iceberg in the icy North Atlantic and sinks beneath the waves. Fourteen years later, the Titanic followed the same doomed course. Now, for the first time, the Official Autograph Facsimile Edition™ restores the rare 1912 edition, bringing Robertson’s ...

A Mystery Book set in the United States around the Great Lakes region and Chicago during the early 20th century. Embark on an unforgettable journey through the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes and the bustling streets of early 20th century Chicago in a tale where maritime trade, personal identities, and the mysteries of human connections are intricately woven together. The book begins with a legend of an Indian drum that beats to signal shipwrecks on the northern end of Lake Michigan. In 1895, the steel freighter Crayford mysteriously vanishes, making its disappearance an enduring myth...

Yet another brilliant entry in Kenemore’s zombie canon - Cap’n Hook meets the undead. Set in the Caribbean of the eighteenth century, the epicenter of piracy, voodoo, and the dark arts, The Code of the Zombie Pirate reveals all the secrets to selecting, customizing, and managing a motley crew of pirates-cum-zombies.

She was sold into sexual slavery at age seven. By thirty-five, she commanded 80,000 pirates and negotiated with empires as an equal. In 1801, Shi Yang was property—a flower boat prostitute in Canton with no future and no hope. By 1810, she was Zheng Yi Sao, the Pirate Queen, commander of the largest criminal fleet in history. This is the true story of how one woman transformed herself from victim to victor, building an empire on the South China Sea that neither the Chinese government nor European powers could destroy. Starting with nothing but intelligence and ruthless pragmatism, Shi ...

The Last Battle concludes Leonard Wibberley’s epic saga of the Treegate family during the War of 1812… Manly Treegate has become captain of the brig Wild Duck in the young United States Navy. He has orders to seize any British shipping sighted in West Indian waters—and he does so with the help of his old friend Gubu, leader of a band of pirates. Among Manly’s crew is young Peter Treegate, who often chafes under the discipline of a captain who happens to be his older brother but who is also determined to follow the family tradition of service. Meanwhile, Major Peter Treegate, uncle ...

Set against the wild, water-laced landscape of 18th-century North Carolina, The Price of Freedom is a gripping historical epic that explores the high cost of liberty during the American Revolution. In the remote coastal county of Currituck, known as "Coratank" or the Land of the Wild Goose, the unhurried rhythms of the agricultural year are shattered by the gathering storm of rebellion. As the distant echoes of the Boston Tea Party and the shots at Lexington reach the Albemarle Sound, a diverse cast of characters is forced to navigate a world of shifting allegiances and deep-seated moral ...

'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily Express 1811. The Adriatic, the 'French Lake', is now the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd finds his glorious return to England cut short when the Admiralty summons him to...

In Final Option, Juan Cabrillo fights the worst enemy from his past to the terrifying and unexpected finish created by the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive Cussler, in the latest action-packed thriller in his #1 New York Times-bestselling series. When the CIA realizes the identities of three...

Motion is life. Stillness is a death sentence. Oakley Brandt is an engineer who can calculate the load-bearing capacity of a bridge in his head, but he can’t handle the weight of his own failure. After freezing during his final exams, he takes a berth on the tall ship Spirit of Cadiz, hoping manual labor will silence the doubts in his mind. But the silence that finds him is not the kind that heals. It starts with a fog bank that swallows the horizon. When it lifts, the crew is gone. The Atlantic Ocean has vanished, replaced by a vast, grey sheet of viscous sludge. The stars are distorted....

A historical fiction book set in Cape Cod during the early 20th century. "Whispers of Cape Cod" whisks readers away to the windswept shores of Big Wreck Cove, weaving a tale marked by resilience, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of community. In this deeply moving saga, delve into the twilight days of Captain Ira Ball and his ever-concerned wife, Prudence. Their struggle with the ailments of old age and the pressing need for assistance is brought to life with vivid descriptions, making their world tangible. Enter Sheila Macklin, a young woman disguising herself as their lost niece. ...