Nautical
Seahawk Burning
During the latter stages of the American Civil War, from 1863 to 1865, Captain Ralph Semmes of the C.S.S. Alabama…
Heart’s Safe Passage
Seeking God’s guidance is a strong theme in this second installment of The Midwives series, and sailing through dangerous waters…
Man Overboard!
The title’s shout goes out early in this World War II adventure, but too late to save the mysterious passenger…
The Power and the Glory
The decade between the end of the American Revolution and the War of 1812 was a crucial challenge for the…
A Ship for the King
Having first gone to sea at the age of sixteen, spending the better part of forty years in various nautical…
Titanic Tragedy
April 15, 2012, marks a sad centennial: the sinking of the Titanic. Interest has never waned in this preventable tragedy,…
The Silver Lotus
During the last decades of the 19th century, the ruggedly handsome and dashing sea trader Captain Jeremiah Macy Hammond, descended…
Reefs and Shoals
I have sailed with Alan Lewrie, R.N., on sixteen voyages before Reefs and Shoals and was as eager to embark…
This Wonderful Year
Mark Benno’s cheerful, delightful throwback of a novel is subtitled The Adventures of Mister Edward Pamprill, and that is exactly…
Surgeon’s Mate
Patrick MacPherson, born Patricia, is surgeon’s mate aboard the frigate H.M.S. Richmond. The ship and her survivors depart the 1762…
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