The River Queen
By Mary Morris
Henry Holt and Co., 2007
(646) 307-5095, henryholt.com
ISBN: 0-8050-7827-4
In fall 2005, acclaimed travel writer Mary Morris set off down the Mississippi from Wisconsin in a battered old houseboat called River Queen with two river rats named Tom and Jerry as pilots—and a rat terrier named Samantha Jean. It was a voyage of discovery both literally and figuratively as this Brooklyn landlubber sought to connect with her father’s long ago past when he earned a living playing jazz piano at little towns along the big muddy ...
Landfall Along the
Chesapeake: In the Wake
of Captain John Smith
By Susan Schmidt
John Hopkins University
Press, 2006
(410) 516-6900
press.jhu.edu/index.html
ISBN: 0-8018-8296-6
Susan Schmidt grew up on the Chesapeake and her family roots along the Rappahannock stretch back many generations. Combining her keen interest in the story of Capt. John Smith’s 1608 travels around the Bay with her naturalist training, she undertook a 100-day voyage in a 22-foot outboard-powered Cape Dory called Landfall...
2007 Yachtsman’s Guide to the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos & the Dominican
Republic
Edited by Tom Daly
Tropical Island Publishers
P.O. Box 12
Adelphia, NJ 07710
(877) 923-9653
e-mail: yachtsmansguide@msn.com
ISBN: 978-0-9706692-6-1
The 2007 Yachtsman’s Guide to the Bahamas is now available. Updated annually since 1950 it remains the premier Bahamas cruising guide. Its 482 pages are packed with detailed information on all the islands, including sections on tides, useful waypoints, light lists, conversion tables, Customs and Immigration, and what you need to know before you go. The 2007 guide features sketch charts to go along with new aerial and ground color photography that bring the islands to life. Valuable cruising information on the Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic is also included...
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