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Adams, Thomas R. & Waters, David W., comps. English Maritime Books Printed before 1801: Relating to Ships, Their Construction and Their Operation at Sea: Including Articles in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: Arranged in Two Parts Alphabetically and Topically. Providence: John Carter Brown Library; London: NMM, 1995, xxxiv, 602 pp. Foreword: N.A.M. Rodger; 3809 indivdual entries under 24 topics; massive compilation & essential bibliography; cooperation from National Maritime Museum of London; details on number of copies and where located; earliest was 1528; e.g., navigational manuals, almanacs, works on gunnery, health, laws, instruments, conditions, etc.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); association; bibliography; condition; gunnery; health; instrument; law; literature; maritime history; museum; naval lore;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , maritime history, naval history , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, literature, culture, museum, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , gunnery, gun, weapon , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, law, instrument, navigation, compass, clock , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life
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Adams, Thomas R. Rare Americana: One Hundred and One Books, Prints and Maps Not in the John Carter Brown Library. Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1974, 77 pp. By the Director, listing items desired to be acquired by the library.
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bibliography; cartography; literature; naval guide; naval lore;
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bibliography, list, listing , literature, culture, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Addison, Paul & Stafford, David, eds. [Oxford Companion to Winston Churchill.] London: Oxford UP. In 2001, noted as in preparation.
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Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , general history, general survey, survey, literature, culture
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Adkin, Mark. The Sharpe Companion: A Detailed Historical and Military Guide to Bernard Cornwell's Bestselling Series of Sharpe Novels. London: HarperCollins, 1998, 2000, 2003, xxii, 322 pp. Richard Sharpe, fiction; 2003 ed: Vol. I: The Early Years, 1777-1808.
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18th century, eighteenth, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction
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Adkins, Roy & Adkins, Lesley. Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy. London: Little Brown, 2008, xxiv, 429 pp. Excellent maps & illustrations, though little link to commentary; covered 1770-1815; introductory level, emphasis on geneology; exaggerated "bad" conduct & "miserable" life, as, earlier, had John Masefield.
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age of sail; condition; literature; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , age of sail, Nelson, Horatio, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, literature, culture
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Alden, John & Landis, Dennis C., eds. European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1776. John Carter Brown Library Series. 6 vols. New York: Readex, 1980-1997. Folio; 30,000 entries; each volume chronological.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Atlantic World; bibliography; Colonial America; literature; merchant marine; naval guide;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , merchant marine, literature, culture, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence
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Alexander, Caroline. Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar Bound Cat. London: Bloomsbury, 1997, xvii, 170 pp. Fiction; intro: Lord Mouser-Hunt; ship's cat on polar expedition.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Antarctic; literature; memoir; Shackleton, Ernest;
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20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , literature, culture, Shackleton, Ernest
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Anderson, Charles Roberts. Melville in the South Seas. Modern Language Association of America Series. New York: Columbia UP; New York: Dover, 1939, 1966, 522 pp. Details on views of Melville & influence; plagiarism.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Far East; literature; nautical fiction; personality; voyage;
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19th century, nineteenth, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction , voyage, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "Naval Warfare in Fiction." MM, 51 (August 1965): 243-52. Imaginary wars, e.g., Dorking, Port Said, War of 1887.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-German; Imperial Defence; invasion; literature; nautical fiction;
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19th century, nineteenth, nautical fiction, sea fiction , invasion, armada, landing , literature, culture, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia
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Ansted, A. A Dictionary of Sea Terms. Glasgow: Brown, 1893, 1917, 1928, 1985, iv, 355 pp. Revised by Peter Clissold; longtime favorite.
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naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , literature, culture, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Armitage, David. "The New World and British Historical Thought: From Richard Hakluyt to William Robertson." See K. Kupperman, America in European Consciousness, 1995.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); colonialism; expansion; Hakluyt, Richard; historian; literature; memorial;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Hakluyt, Richard, historian, history, historical, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , literature, culture
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Armstrong, Patrick H. All Things Darwin: An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World. 2 vols. Westport: Greenwood, 2008, 564 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); culture; exploration; literature; science ;
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19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , culture, music, literature, language, art , science , literature, culture
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Ashe, Geoffrey, ed. The Quest for America. London: Pall Mall; New York: Praeger, 1971, 298 pp. Folio; myths, legends, voyages, exploration.
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Atlantic World; Colonial America; expansion; exploration; literature; naval lore; navigation; voyage;
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Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , literature, culture, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, voyage
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Asprey, Robert B. The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. 2 vols. I: The Rise. II: The Fall. London: Little Brown, 2000-2001, xlv, 1060 pp.
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literature; Napoleon; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, literature, culture
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Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park. Modern Critical Interpretations Series. New York: Chelsea House; New York: Harmondsworth, 1814, 1906, 1987, 380 pp. Ed: Harold Bloom; fiction; depicted officers of RN.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; literature; nautical fiction; officer; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, officer, quarterdeck, leader
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Aymar, Brandt, ed. Men at Sea: The Best Sea Stories of All Time from Homer to William F. Buckley, Jr. New York: Crown, 1988, 640 pp. Nautical fiction, anthology.
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age of sail; age of steam; literature; nautical fiction; naval lore; seamanship;
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age of sail, age of steam, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Backscheider, Paula R. Daniel Defoe: Ambition and Innovation. Lexington: Kentucky UP, 1986, ix, 299 pp. Begun as collaboration with M. Novak.
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Defoe, Daniel; literature; nautical fiction; naval lore; personality;
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defoe, daniel, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Backscheider, Paula R. Daniel Defoe: His Life. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1989, xv, 671 pp. Meticulously detailed.
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Defoe, Daniel; literature; nautical fiction; naval lore; personality;
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defoe, daniel, nautical fiction, sea fiction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , literature, culture, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Bailyn, Bernard & Denault, Patricia L., eds. Soundings in Atlantic History: Latent Structures and Intelluctual Currents, 1500-1830. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2009, x, 622 pp. 12 essays, some cited; from seminar on Atlantic history, Harvard, 2007.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); association; Atlantic World; culture; literature;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , music, literature, language, art
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Baldwin, Hanson W. Sea Fights and Shipwrecks: True Tales of the Seven Seas. New York: Doubleday; London: Museum, 1955, 315 pp.
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age of sail, battles, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , literature, culture
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |