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A sailor's logbook : a season aboard Great Lakes freighters / by Thompson, Mark L.,1945-;
Subjects: Thompson, Mark L., 1945-; Merchant mariners; Cooks; Seafaring life;
© c1999., Wayne State University Press,
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Steamboats & sailors of the Great Lakes / by Thompson, Mark L.,1945-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-225) and index.
Subjects: Inland water transportation; Steamboats;
© c1991., Wayne State University Press,
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Windjammers : songs of the Great Lakes sailors / by Walton, Ivan.; Grimm, Joe.; Wilson, Loudon G.(Loudon Guthrie),1903-1988.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-250) and index.Capstan chanteys -- Halyard chanteys -- Short-drag chanteys -- Songs of everyday life -- Songs of the iron ore trade -- Songs of the lumber trade -- Scow and canalboat songs -- Songs of Beaver Island -- Disaster songs -- The final chapter.
Subjects: Sea songs; Sea songs;
© c2002., Wayne State University Press,
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John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy / by Thomas, Evan,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."My desire for fame is infinite" -- "You meet a gentleman" -- "That great misfortune" -- "Proof of madness" -- "Determined at all hazards" -- "Delicate notions of honor" -- "A rash thing" -- "Officer of fine feelings" -- "Lay it in ashes" -- "We've got her now!" -- "No sooner seen than lost" -- "Caressed by all the world" -- "The gale still increasing" -- "Cover him with kisses" -- "Conquer or die" -- "The ghost of himself" -- "Envy of the world."
Subjects: Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.; Admirals; United States. Navy;
© c2003., Simon & Schuster,
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At war, at sea : sailors and naval combat in the twentieth century / by Spector, Ronald H.,1943-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-447) and index.
Subjects: Naval art and science; Naval history, Modern; Sailors;
© 2002., Penguin Books,
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The sea wolf / by London, Jack,1876-1916.;
A young art critic is forced to endure the wrath of Wolf Larsen, captain of the sealing schooner which rescues him after a shipwreck.
Subjects: Sealing; Sealing ships; Ship captains; Sailors; Allegories.; Sea stories.;
© 1981, c1904., Bantam Books,
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Women and the lakes : untold Great Lakes maritime tales / by Stonehouse, Frederick.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-185).
Subjects: Women sailors; Women merchant mariners; Women merchant mariners;
© 2001., Avery Color Studios,
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The rime of the modern mariner / by Hayes, Nick(Illustrator); Coleridge, Samuel Taylor,1772-1834.Rime of the ancient mariner.;
A mariner appears on a park bench and begins his tale. Cursed by an albatross he slew whilst hunting whales, the mariner and his crew find themselves stranded within the North Pacific Garbage Patch: a vast, hypoxic, slow-whirling maelstrom of plastic waste; a hidden repository for the world's litter. Along the way, he meets various characters of our current environmental tragedy: a lady made of oil, a deserted ghost-ship drilling barge, a 2-inch salp (the human race's oceanic ancestor), a blue whale and a hermit. Nostradamus, Cassandra, Medusa, Poseidon, Thor, Gaia, Al-Javari, Mephistopheles and a buzzard also make cameo appearances.
Subjects: Sailors; Marine pollution; Refuse and refuse disposal;
© 2012., Viking Press,
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Women in combat : a reference handbook / by Skaine, Rosemarie.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.List of tables and figures -- Preface -- 1: Background And History -- Link between the History of the Definition of Combat and the controversy -- Legal definition of combat -- Status of women is affected by policy -- Evolution of the law -- Legal definition of direct ground combat through policy -- Role and influence of congress -- History, combat, and culture -- History and women in combat -- United States history -- Change -- References -- Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, And Solutions -- Problems -- Policy -- Issues that present challenges to women -- Controversies surrounding women in combat and in the military -- Women in direct ground combat -- Physical abilities -- Exposure to danger -- Women's effect on unit cohesion -- Women's effect on readiness -- Issue of equality -- Issue of motherhood -- Women in combat and societal expectations -- Religious conviction and women in combat -- Solutions -- Facsimile to reinstating the risk rule -- All-female platoons -- Eliminate policy prohibitions and establish gender-neutral performance-based requirements -- References -- 3: Worldwide Perspective -- Women as combatants in state-based military -- International framework -- Incidence -- Examples of military roles in some countries -- Progress toward gender equality in women in combat roles -- Selected countries allowing women in occupations flying aircraft or aboard combat ships -- Women as combatants in nonstate-based revolutionary and guerilla military -- Afghanistan and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan -- Female suicide bombers -- References -- 4: Chronology -- 5: Biographical Sketches -- Specialist Veronica Alfaro, U S Army -- Colonel Ruby Bradley, U S Army -- Specialist Monica L Brown, U S Army -- Major Kim Campbell, U S Air Force -- Colonel Eileen M Collins, U S Air Force (Ret) and Former NASA Astronaut -- Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum, PhD, MD, U S Army -- Lieutenant Mary (Missy) L Cummings, U S Navy -- Elaine Donnelly -- Major L Tammy Duckworth, U S Army -- General Ann E Dunwoody, U S Army -- Sergeant Theresa Lynn Flannery, U S Army -- Captain Dawn Halfaker, U S Army (Ret) -- Colonel Kelly Hamilton, U S Air Force (Ret) -- Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester, U S Army -- Major General Jeanne M Holm, U S Air Force (Ret) -- Captain Kathleen Christine Horner, U S Marine Corps -- Rear Admiral Michelle Howard, U S Navy -- Lieutenant Kara Hultgreen, U S Navy -- Specialist Shoshana Johnson, U S Army (Ret) -- First Lieutenant Cheryl Lamoureux, U S Air Force -- Dr Peter A Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary -- Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner, U S Navy (Ret) -- Sergeant April Pashley, U S Army Reserves -- Major Lillian Pfluke, U S Army (Ret) -- Private Lori Piestewa, U S Army -- Command Sergeant Major Cynthia A Pritchett, U S Army -- Phyllis Schlafly -- Corporal Ramona M Valdez, U S Marine Corps -- Brigadier General Wilma L Vaught, USAF (Ret) -- Lieutenant (Lt) Kendra Williams, U S Navy -- Captain Elizabeth (Betsy) G Wylie, U S Navy (Ret) --6: Data And Documents -- Data overview of the women in the military -- Documents and testimony overview -- Combat Exclusion Law, Air Force, Title 10 Armed Forces (USC), Subt C, 8549 (1976)-Repealed 1991 -- Combat Exclusion Law, Navy and Marine Corps, Title 10 Armed Forces (USC), Subt C, 6015 (1956)-Repealed: 1993 -- Secretary of the Army, U S Code Title 10 Subtitle B, Part I 3013(g) -- Army Direct Combat Probability Coding (DCPC) System, 1992 -- Army policy for the assignment of female soldiers, 1992 (Major Relevant Parts) -- DoD Assignment Policy, 2010: Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule 1994 (Rescinding 1988 Risk Rule) -- Soldier's Creed -- U S Constitution, Articles I-The Legislative Branch and Article II-The Executive Branch (Article I, Section 8 to Article II, Section 2) -- Excerpt from Elaine Donnelly's Congressional Testimony, 1993 -- Profile of a soldier -- Policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces: Federal Law Pub L 103-160 (10 U S C 654) U S House Repealed May 27, 2010 to Take Effect December 1, 2010 -- 7: Directory Of Organizations -- Government organizations -- NGOs (Nongovernmental Organizations) -- 8: Resources -- Print resources -- Books -- Articles, journals, and journal articles -- Hearings and reports -- Legal cases -- Papers, proceedings, and memoranda -- Theses and dissertations -- Nonprint resources -- Bibliographies -- Databases -- DVDs/Videotapes -- Films/Multimedia -- Internet Sites -- Glossary -- Index.Overview: Women have been excluded from combat roles for most of American history. During conflicts such as the American Civil War, a few women enlisted as men; in some cases, their identities as women were not discovered until after their deaths. Today, the nontraditional battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan have no clearly defined front lines, and many female soldiers have found themselves face-to-face with the enemy. Yet despite the realities of modern warfare, the subject of women serving in combat roles remains highly controversial. Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook examines the historical background, current dilemmas, and global context of this contentious issue. The author explores both sides of the argument, presenting information from leading sources and gleaned from personal interviews. Statistical data, primary source documents, a directory of organizations, and print and electronic resources offer additional insight.
Subjects: Women in combat; Women in combat; Women soldiers; Women sailors;
© c2011., ABC-CLIO,
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Eight steamboats : sailing through the sixties / by Livingston, Patrick.;
Introduction: Take Me to the River -- Steamboat I Last of the Queens: The SS South American -- Steamboat II The Detroit, Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Co.: The SS Columbia -- 1968 Welcome To My Nightmare -- Steamboat III Lost at Sea on the Tanker SS Mercury -- Steamboat IV Days of Rage on the SS John Hulst -- 1969 The War Comes Home -- Steamboat V "The Ford Got Hot . . .": The MV Henry Ford II -- Steamboat VI Deckhand at Last on the SS Paul H. Carnahan -- 1970 Fitting Out and Related Tragedies -- Steamboat VII The Summertime Blues on the SS Bethlehem -- 1971 The Last Trip up the Lakes -- Steamboat VIII Laying Up the SS Champlain -- 1972 Last Call.
Subjects: Livingston, Patrick.; Sailors; Lake steamers; Shipping;
© c2004., Wayne State University Press,
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