Sea Worthy Reading -- briny books on and off the voyage

[OctoberKat]

What a great idea for a thread, OctoberKat.

I don't have any contributions, but would like to thank everyone for their suggestions, lots to work through here.

 

Thank you!

[searoses]

Clive Cussler writes maritime adventures with repeating characters.....always a fun,beach read......spies,terrorists,pirates and other assorted bad guys against the good guys who work for the us gov but don't always follow the rules!

[OctoberKat]

Have we yet mentioned Moby Dick? That one requires serious dedication.

[OctoberKat]

An apt addition for this 31st day of October:

 

The Ghost of the Mary Celeste

by Valerie Martin

Link: http://amzn.com/0307739546

[Mango Mike]

Three pretty good ones from Jimmy Buffett:

 

A Pirate Looks at Fifty

Where is Joe Merchant

A Salty Piece of Land

[OctoberKat]

Nine pirate books that aren't Treasure Island:

 

http://www.nerdmuch.com/books/1043/top-best-pirate-books-to-read-treasure-island-pirates-kindle-ebooks/

[OctoberKat]

My thanks for moving this thread to the correct place. I hope readers and browsers here will, er, weigh in even though this CC particular niche doesn't seem as seaworthy as our thread.

[OctoberKat]

English colonists sailing to Tasmania in the 19th century:

 

English Passengers: A Novel

by Matthew Kneale

Link: http://amzn.com/0385497431

[OctoberKat]

Sea Queens

by Jane Yolen et al.

Link: http://amzn.com/1580891322

[OctoberKat]

This one is very good indeed:

 

The Season of Open Water: A Novel

by Dawn Tripp

Link: http://amzn.com/1400061873

[OctoberKat]

This novel is a terrific read, setting is New England seaboard.

 

The Season of Open Water: A Novel

by Dawn Tripp

Link: http://amzn.com/1400061873

[OctoberKat]

Billy Budd and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

by Herman Melville et al.

Link: https://amzn.com/0140390537

[OctoberKat]

Exceptionally well-written account of remarkable naval history:

 

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

by Caroline Alexander

Link: http://amzn.com/067003133X

[OctoberKat]

The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

by Colin Woodard

Link: http://amzn.com/0151013020

[OctoberKat]

The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks

by Susan Casey

Link: https://amzn.com/0805080112

[OctoberKat]

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

by Robert Kurson

Link: http://amzn.com/0375760989

[Pluto_fan]

Thank you to all the contributors, and especially OctoberKat, for this thread. I'm really enjoying it. :)

[K&RCurt]

Burning Cold by H. Paul Jeffers, about the fire, rescue and sinking of the Prinsendam off Alaska in 1980. Considered the greatest sea rescue of all time.

 

Rescue at the Top of the World by Shawn Shallow. The story of how the Coast Guard rescued the Arctic Whaling Fleet when it became trapped in the polar ice in 1897

 

A Storm Too Soon, by Michael J Tougias, about the rescue of the crew of a sailing yacht from a life raft drifting in the Gulfstream.

 

Odd that I like reading about what could go horribly wrong while I am on a ship in the ocean! I think I am more inspired at how amazing the Coast Guard is at helping when there is a problem and the great outcomes that result from their efforts. Makes you want to hug every Coasty you meet!

Edited November 18, 2015 by K&RCurt

[TrqoisWtrs]

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

by Robert Kurson

Link: http://amzn.com/0375760989

 

Yes! That one. :) I couldn't think of the name. Especially interesting if you are a certified diver.

Edited November 18, 2015 by cruisin*tigger

[jocap]

The Journals of Captain James Cook.

Nicholas Montserrat- The Cruel Sea

[MOcruiserman]

I enjoyed these mysteries set on cruise ships by William Doonan:

 

Mediterranean Grave, Grave Indulgence and Aleutian Grave.