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Hulsizer, whose Voyages to Windward unlocked the mysteries of cruising Vancouver Island's west coast, now does the same for that other great unknown of West Coast cruising, Southeastern Alaska. Having avoided the Alaskan challenge for years, Elsie and her husband Steve set out on the trusty Osprey on May 14, 2006, and spent the next three summers sailing, writing and photographing the towering fjords, immaculate glaciers, throwback fishing villages and overexposed tourist traps of America's largest state. They drifted past calving glaciers, watched bears feeding in green marshes, smelled the
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novel of the early American republic from William Hammond. Set in the early 1780s in the years following the American Revolution, it features the adventures of the seafaring Cutler family of Hingham, Massachusetts, and the supporting cast from the first novel of the series, A Matter of Honor. For Love of Country
offers an exciting look at life in the young republic, a time when America remained a weak nation with no navy to protect its prosperous merchant fleet from Barbary pirates and European nations
intent on crippling its shipping. The author ’s careful historical
research and thorough knowledge of sailing and the ways of the sea bring authenticity to the novel without detracting from the entertaining storyline. Hammond’s focus on the American perspective of the Age of Fighting Sail in the years following the American Revolution adds a fresh dimension to historical novels of the period. For Love of Country. by William C. Hammond, $29.95
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published by Naval Institute Press,
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measure angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon to find the latitudes and longitude of the observer. They can also be used on land with artificial horizons. Sextants can also be used to find the correct Universal Time by measuring the angular distant between the moon and another body along its path across the zodiac. This booklet explains how to get
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fresh cedar of newly carved totem poles and followed the path of gold prospectors on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad. Sometimes it was difficult to discern the real Alaska beneath the façade, but Hulsizer finds it in many places, from the wild beauty of the ocean to the small coastal villages she visits and, sometimes, even
where the tourists go. Glaciers, Bears and Totems is a rich book of adventure travel that is as valuable for its reading fun as for its travel information. Glaciers, Bears and Totems:
Sailing in Search of the Real Southeast Alaska, $44.95
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and presents numerical comparisons with similar data from metal sextants. Sextant piloting techniques are also reviewed, as they are an ideal use of a plastic sextant. Techniques propsed in this
book will also improve your sights with metal sextants. How to Use Plastic Sextants with Applications
to Metal Sextants and a Review of Sextant Piloting by David Burch, $19.95
, published by Starpath Publications, the best results from plastic sextants,
www.starpathpublications.com , published by Harbour,
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