BISCAYNE COUNTRY: 1870-1926. by Thelma Peters.
Pioneers, early settlements, and homesteading life that illuminate southern Florida's Dade County history. Presents nearly 150 illustrations of pioneers, early settlements, political feuds, illegal land grabs, sawmills, fruit orchards, barefoot mailmen--the story of what it was like to grow up in Old Miami. Events of World War II with submarine blackouts and the flu epidemic. Photos, 323 pages, early maps and plats.
ISBN: 0-916224-65-1. 1981. Order #: BANY2194 paper$14.95.

 

 

BISCAYNE: the story behind the scenery. Landrum.
Coral reefs and marine gardens of this offshore Florida national park, including sea turtles, manatees, reef diving. 48 pages, color illustrations, map.
ISBN: 0-88714-048-33. First printing 1990. Order #: KCPU4718 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

THE CONCH BOOK. by Dee Carstarphen.
All you ever wanted to know about the Queen Conch from gestation to gastronomy: Identification of kinds, history, biology, collecting, cooking. What the conch eats, how it travels, how predators threaten it and how it resists; the conch shell horn; conch pearls; conch fishery and harvesting; cleaning and cooking, with recipes. Written in non-technical style. Drawings, 80 pages.
ISBN: 0-9607544-0-7. Order #: BANY2190 paper$6.95.

 

 

CORALS: the sea's great builders. by The Cousteau Society. Life of corals and the coral reefs they build in the sea; for children. Part plant and part animal, coral polyps build great but complex stony structures, often ringing islands. They hide in the daylight, then come out at night to poison their enemies and catch food. Other animals take advantage of the reefs the corals create, occupying nooks and crannies to escape enemies or surprise prey. Color photos, 28 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-77068-3. Order #: SISC8071 cloth$12.00.

 

REEF FISH: behaviour and ecology on the reef and in the aquarium. by Ronald E. Thresher.
Guide to many species found on or around western Atlantic reefs. Gives information on food habits, habitat preferences, general behavior, social organization, and reproductive biology. This information can allow the aquarist to make an intelligent and informed decisions about what fish to obtain and what if any problems might be encountered. Map, drawings, color photos, 171 pages, index. 
ISBN: 0-915096-09-9. 1980. Order #: ZZXS5184 cloth$17.95.

 

 

 

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19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of the individual whaleman.
" The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
A final section " Cutting in and Trying Out" explains the whale-butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper $4.95.
Parks and museums now tell of this period of history, for instance at New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in Massachusetts and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse", and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship". Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to 1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships. And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A visit to one of these  is all the more meaningful with the insights gained from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper $6.95.

SIGNALS OF THE SEA AND HEROES OF THE SURF: the epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring sea rescues in raging winter surf. Through all, dedication of the men involved shines as brightly as the lights they tended and as steadily as their massive surfboats while heading through the breakers to sea. Reprinted from The Outlook for 1903 and 1904. Good reading for anyone intending to visit the many lighthouses and life-saving stations maintained as historic sites on all U.S. coasts. Period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper $4.95.

THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880. Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure, and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives. Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #: VIST0071 paper$6.95.

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