Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved
Author: Stuart M. Frank
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2012
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1567924522

The New Bedford whaling fleet was the most numerous and arranging in the world, setting off on voyages that often lasted for years and extended as far as the Antarctic and Siberia. This title features over 700 detailed photos from the world's finest collection of scrimshaw, the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Greasy Luck

Greasy Luck
Author: Gordon Grant
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-01-18
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0486147231

Entire art and craft of whaling is depicted, from views of the galley and the sight of a whale breaching, to examples of scrimshaw art and a version of a "Nantucket sleigh ride." 64 plates.

Why Read Moby-Dick?

Why Read Moby-Dick?
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0143123971

A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book Award–winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor’s eye and an adventurer’s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville’s world and illuminates the book’s humor and unforgettable characters—finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew. “Gracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasm…”—New York Times Book Review

Stobart

Stobart
Author: John Stobart
Publisher: E P Dutton
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1985-11-01
Genre: Harbors in art.
ISBN: 9780525244370

Sixty of the celebrated marine artist's paintings capture the rich heritage of the golden era of commercial sailing and the ships, steamboats, whalers, and colorful ports of nineteenth-century America

Comet's Nine Lives

Comet's Nine Lives
Author: Jan Brett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399549285

It all begins when Comet walks away from the lighthouse close to his birthplace on Nantucket Island. He visits a garden, a bookstore, a boat, and a party, and at each place he gets into trouble and loses one of his lives. Comet starts to worry. He longs for a home, a place where he’ll be safe. Will he find one before he uses up all nine lives?

Scrimshaw

Scrimshaw
Author: Steve Paszkiewicz
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2004-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1565232410

From sailors on the high seas who carved ivory to contemporary artists who work with ecofriendly substitutes, scrimshaw is celebrated and explicated in this introduction to developing the preparation and reproduction skills required to practice this ancient art. Collectors and artisans alike will appreciate the gallery section showcasing more than 50 masterful examples of antique and contemporary scrimshaw pieces. A ready-to-use sailing ship pattern is accompanied by instructions and photographs. Lists of tool suppliers, sources for alternatives to ivory, and books on the history of the art form are also provided.

Sailors' Valentines

Sailors' Valentines
Author: Grace L. Madeira
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764323782

This "book showcases seashells that have been assembled by shell artists in sailor's valentines, the octagonal-framed plaques with love messages and floral designs that were said to have been made by Victorian sailors as love tokens for their sweethearts at home. Learn their history, lore, and reality, and be introduced to exquisite designs, both antique and contemporary"--Amazon.com.