Campbell, George F. CHINA TEA CLIPPERS. London, England: Adlard Coles Ltd., 1985. (The author has drawn lovely pictures of clipper ships at sea. This book also has line drawings of hull and deck plans, cargo areas, living quarters, and deck fittings.)
Cutler, Carl C. GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Kemp, Peter and Richard Ormond. THE GREAT AGE OF SAIL. New York: Facts on File Publications, 1986.
Wilbur, Keith. TALL SHIPS OF THE WORLD. Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1986.
Barrow, Sir John. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY. Boston: Godine, 1980. (Includes illustrations.)
Bligh, William. MUTINY ON BOARD H.M.S. BOUNTY. New York: Signet Classic, 1962.
Hecht, Susanna. THE FATE OF THE FOREST: DEVELOPERS, DESTROYERS AND DEFENDERS OF THE AMAZON. New York: HarperPerennial, 1990. (Amazon River region and rain forest ecology.)
Klein, Herbert. AFRICAN SLAVERY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.
Rosmarin, Ike. SOUTH AFRICA. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1993. (Includes geography, history, government, economy, and culture.)
Wouk, Herman. CAINE MUTINY. New York: Doubleday, 1954.
Berrill, NJ. THE LIFE OF THE OCEAN. New York: McGraw Hill, 1966.
Carson, Rachel. THE SEA AROUND US. New York: New American Library, 1961.
Clemons, Elizabeth. THE SEVEN SEAS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.
Groves, Don. THE OCEANS: A BOOK OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1989. (Full of facts and good illustrations.)
Hargraves, P., ed. THE ATLANTIC. Morristown, NJ.: Silver Burdett, 1980.
Hendrickson, Robert. THE OCEAN ALMANAC. New York: Doubleday, 1984.
Lambert, David and Anita McConnell. SEAS AND OCEANS (The World of Science Series). New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985.
SAILING AROUND CAPE HORN (video). Filmed in 1929 and narrated in 1980 by Captain Irving Johnson. 37 minutes. B&W. Mystic Seaport Museum film-Video Services, Mystic, CT 06355 (800-445-9236). Cost: $29.95 plus $3.50 shipping. (WONDERFUL!)
Chase, Carl. INTRODUCTION TO NAUTICAL SCIENCE. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1991.
Dana, Richard Henry. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST. New York: Viking Penguin, Inc. (Includes glossary of terms and a vivid account of rounding the Horn.)
Forester, C.S. THE HORNBLOWER SERIES (Novel series of Capt. Hornblower's adventures at sea during the war Napoleonic wars between France and England).
Henderson, Richard. SEA SENSE. Camden, Maine: International Marine Pub., 1991.
O'Brian, Patrick. THE AUBREY/MATURIN SERIES (Tales of the 19th century Capt. Aubrey and ship's surgeon Dr. Maturin during the Napoleonic wars between France and England; historical fiction, 16 vols.).
Slocum, Joshua. SAILING AROUND THE WORLD ALONE. New York: Sheridan House, 1954.
DeMillo, Rob. HOW WEATHER WORKS. California: Ziff-Davis Press, 1994. (great presentation of the basics of weather.)
Kotsch, William. WEATHER FOR THE MARINER. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1983.
Pettigrew, Mark. WEATHER (Science Today series). New York: Gloucester Press, 1987. (A comprehensive introduction to the subject, includes plans for building a weather base.)
Ramsey, Dan. WEATHER FORECASTING: A YOUNG METEOROLOGIST'S GUIDE. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1990.