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After more than eight years of research, shipwreck hunter Jennifer Sellitti has delivered the first and definitive account of the sinking of Le Lyonnais and the hunt for Captain Jonathan Durham. The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship...

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A global journey across 70 years of Corvette history through the personal stories of 70 Vette owners and the expert photography of Mario Brunner. The Chevrolet Corvette recently celebrated its 70th anniversary. To mark the occasion, professional photographer Mario Brunner—himself a...

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Detailing the histories of 28 vessels, the second volume of The Boats of Summer spotlights the New York Harbor and Hudson River summertime excursion steamboats of the twentieth century. During the golden age of steamboating, summer life in New York...

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Detailing the histories of 35 vessels, the first volume of The Boats of Summer spotlights the New York Harbor and Hudson River summertime excursion steamboats of the nineteenth century. During the golden age of steamboating, summer life in New York...

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The first-ever history of an innovative recreational and commercial trailer designed and built by engineering and aviation pioneer and icon Glenn H. Curtiss. The complete history of the Curtiss Aerocar, a groundbreaking travel trailer that blended the genius of Glenn...

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The first and only book on the motorcycles designed, engineered, and raced by aviation icon and renowned engineering genius Glenn H. Curtiss.  Glenn H. Curtiss is one of the most important pioneers of aviation, and is considered one of the...

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The definitive illustrated history of the exotic sports cars and supercars of McLaren Automotive.  Foreword by Jay Leno When the McLaren Formula 1 team set up McLaren Cars and launched the revolutionary, iconic F1 road car in 1992, it turned...

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A complete history of 110 years of Alfa Romeo: the cars, the people, the racing, and the heritage. For more than 110 years, Alfa Romeo has set the standard for elegant, sophisticated, and racy Italian automobiles. The first Alfa Romeo,...

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A special collection of over 300 rare full-color and black-and-white behind-the-scenes images from father-and-son photographers who were granted unprecedented access to Formula 1 races, drivers, and cars. Renowned automotive photographer Daniel Reinhard and his father, Josef (Sepp) Reinhard, have enjoyed...

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The most detailed technical history of one of the world's greatest ocean liners. SS United States set the record for fastest transatlantic journey by a surface vessel on her first voyage in 1952, a record that stood until 1986. It was...

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Featuring more than 250 archival and new photos, detailed technical data, and first-person stories from passionate Honda mini-motorcycle devotees, this nostalgic and fun compendium presents the complete model history of Honda's legendary little motorbikes and discusses the unique culture surrounding...

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A colorful souvenir photo book that captures the excitement of what's in store for visitors when they explore the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Nestled in the rolling hills and lush farmland of Strasburg, in beautiful rural Lancaster County, a collection...

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Based on interview with more than 100 current and former female GM employees,  discusses the role women have played in the American auto industry, a traditionally male-dominated industry. An authoritative guide to the role women have played in the automotive...

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A visual showcase of 22 of the rarest and most desirable Porsche sports cars ever produced, from the 1956 Carrera GT to the 2019 991.2 GT2RS, as well as several custom builds  Throughout the history of the sports car, no marque...

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How midcentury modern design and the changing roles of women in a male-dominated society influenced American postwar automotive design. This highly visual book will appeal to automotive history buffs, classic car enthusiasts, and anyone interested in midcentury fashion and design....

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A. Aubrey Bodine's archive of train photographs chronicling mid-twentieth-century rail transportation. A. Aubrey Bodine, newspaper photographer, pictorialist, modernist, and documentarian, was a Baltimore Sun feature photographer from 1924 to 1970. This book is his archive of train photographs chronicling mid-20th-century rail transportation...

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The quest for greater speed on the rails is almost as old as the railroad itself. In the 19th and in the first half of the 20th centuries, notable things were being done under the slogan "Speed is the key:"...

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A superb look at a variety of sailing ships and yachts from around the world in over 300 color images, from one of the world's renowned sailing photographers. America’s Cup races, regattas around the world, and Olympic sailing competitions are...

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The schooner yacht was developed in the United States, though very little has been written about them in this country — until now. In this in-depth look at some of the great American schooner yachts, the author uses both the...

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Fifty years have changed our view of space. The spin-off technologies from the world's space programs have an ever increasing influence on our daily lives. While early spaceflights were mainly nationalistic demonstrations of power, today a wide range of scientific...