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  • Riddles of the Stones - A Guide to Reading Pictish Symbol Stones
    Paul W Simpson
    Riddles of the Stones A Guide to Reading Pictish Symbol Stones By Paul W. Simpson The silent sentinels of the Scottish Highlands finally find their voice. Scattered across the rugged landscapes of northern and eastern Scotland, the Pictish symbol stones have long stood as one of history’s most tantalizing enigmas. Carved between the fourth and ninth centuries, these monoliths-d...
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    23,56 €

  • Loch Vennachar - Farewell Beautiful Lady
    Paul W Simpson
    THE MYSTERY OF THE CLIPPER SHIP LOCH VENNACHAR - In the first week of September 1905, the clipper ship Loch Vennachar disappeared just two days before she was due to complete her voyage from Glasgow, Scotland, to Adelaide, Australia. She was last spoken to on the 6th of September and requested to be reported as 'All well!' The final sighting of the ship occurred at dusk the fol...
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    18,75 €

  • Fleurieu Shipwrecks
    Paul W Simpson
    Fleurieu Shipwrecks is a record of many of the shipwrecks that occurred along the Fleurieu coast from 1836 to the early twentieth century. The people of the Fleurieu Peninsula relied on sail-and later steam-powered-vessels to transport themselves, livestock, produce, and freight to and from the many small coastal communities. From Port Noarlunga to Port Elliot, these vessels co...
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    38,53 €

  • Fleurieu Shipwrecks
    Paul W Simpson
    The stunning, windswept coastline of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula has, for more than two centuries, served as both a gateway and a graveyard for countless vessels. While its beauty is undeniable, this rugged shore holds the remnants of dozens of shipwrecks-a compelling testament to the risks taken by pioneers and mariners who braved its waters to connect early South Aus...
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    62,62 €

  • Fate of the Picts
    Paul W Simpson
    In the early 9th century, Elpin mac Echdach, a chieftain of the Dal Riata, led an army into Pictland to seize the throne. His bold attempt nearly succeeded in overthrowing a dynasty that had ruled for over a century. However, Prince Brude map Ferat of Circinn and his forces slowed the invasion, giving King Oengus map Fergus time to prepare his army. The two sides clashed near D...
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    27,28 €

  • Around Cape Horn Once More
    Paul W Simpson
    Around Cape Horn Once More is the story of the French Bounty Clipper Ship, Montebello. She was built in Nantes, France in 1900 and was lost on the rugged and lonely south coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia in 1906. This book is a tale of the adventures of the Montebello and the men who sailed her around the globe. It brings to light a period of France?s maritime history ...
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    11,64 €

  • Neptune's Car - An American Legend
    Paul W Simpson
    'Smashing her way through enormous cross seas and howling winds the Neptune's Car began to run her easting down. She passed a battered barque bearing Hamburg markings vainly attempting to make westing against a thundering south-westerly gale.' Those with an interest in American maritime history would know of the story of Mary Patten and the clipper ship Neptune's Car. Howeve...
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    13,68 €

  • Windjammer
    Paul W Simpson
    The Loch Sloy was built for Aitken, Lilburn & Co of Glasgow. She sailed between Britain and Australia for more than twenty years. In that time she established a reputation as a crack wool clipper. Windjammer, the story of the clipper ship Loch Sloy is not an adventure nor is it a romance or a tragedy, even though it contains elements of all three.The ship, her captains, officer...
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    29,86 €