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11-30-2007, 02:33 AM
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Re: The Complete AubreyMaturin Novels
Santa came early this year!!
Got the complete set. I have never read Patrick O'Brian before; I'm hooked  Kept me up way past my bedtime.I'm curious; how can anyone read O'Brian without a nautical background? Or, at least, a nautical dictionary close to hand. I'm familiar with most of the terms but when you add terms and slang of the era (not used now) it becomes an interesting pastime figuring out what is he's talking about. It was "spendy" but worth it 
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03-24-2008, 05:31 AM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
Hello sailors
Can you recommend any good novels about the era of the sailing warships? Im especially interested in the early ages, like the spanish armada, the manilla galleons, the wars between england and holland. Any good novels from this era? Thank you Beat regards Søren
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03-24-2008, 08:08 AM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
Welcome aboard Soeren,
You may want to look this over: Ship Modeling Forum's Store and Spanish Armada There are soooo.. many books out there, it may be hard to select. Also try the Search Box to the left and type in your keywords. John
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03-24-2008, 10:13 AM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
Yes there are so many... I meant to ask for recommendations from any one who has read some good novels for this era?
Best regards Søren
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04-22-2008, 09:21 PM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
Someone on the Seaways shipmodeling list site posted this remarkable link to a film clip about how the US Naval Academy Museum of model ships came to be. It's definitely worth a few minutes of your time to watch this film clip. It runs about 20 minutes.
http://www.nshof.org/videos/nshof-video0012_player.htm Steve
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04-22-2008, 09:55 PM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
A fantastic link Steve! I watched the whole video and was captivated by the beauty and workmanship of the models. Really great!
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06-15-2008, 04:00 PM
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Re: The Complete AubreyMaturin Novels
Hi James.
There is a lexicon and companion to the tales of Patrick O'Bian titled A Sea of Words,the ISBN 0-8050-6615-2 which will enhance your pleasure in reading these novels and increase your nautical knowledge. hope it helps. Regards Kelowna
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07-07-2008, 07:49 AM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
Hello to all - just picked up this book over the weekend - a good read with lots of info .
Anchors: The Illustrated History by Betty Nelson Curryer, --Ever see a killick? The anchor is one of the most important pieces of equipment on any vessel and one of the most common motifs and symbols on land--appearing in heraldic designs, on pub signs, and in churchyard sculpture, among other places. This book explains how the first simple pierced stones developed through the killick into the modern devices of today that hold the heaviest super tankers. It begins with the archaelogical discoveries of the earliest and simplist anchors and progresses to the time of the ancient Greeks, when the anchor had develped to the form we all now recognize. Development over the next two thousand years are thane described and analyzed. All of various functions of anchors are discussed, from the smallest kedge anchor to the heaviest bower, as are their uses on different types of vessels and the significance of holding grounds. Tables of anchor sizes are included. The book also deals with related matters like anchor manufacture and handling. The introduction of chain cables, and the mehtods of testing and marking anchors. No nautical archaeologist, naval historian, modelmaker, yachtsman, or boatswain should be without this basic reference book on the subject., P, Pages 160. 100 illus., 6 X9.5. List Price $25.00, HOLD FAST !
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08-05-2008, 02:26 PM
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Re: Book, film, magazine reviews
I also have the complete Hornblower series (Books too). I really like the welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd.
I heard he really enjoyed filming the series and wanted A&E to continue. I also like Master and Commander. Great effects. The movie has a "dark and dirty" feel for what it must have been like to spend months and months at sea during that time period. One of my favorites lately is Gregory Peck in "Captain Horatio Hornblower" Great sets and costumes. Great "Old fashion" filming! One my all time favorites is "To the ends of the earth" staring Benedict Cumberbatch (Amazing grace, Tipping the velvet) It's about an aristocrat bound from England to Australia who learns about humility from his fellow passengers. There isn't a lot of fighting but gives a good idea what it must have been like to make a journey like this in a old converted ship of the line.
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