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Donald Baxter MacMillan (November 10, 1874 – September 7, 1970) was an American explorer, sailor, researcher and lecturer who made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic during his 46-year career. He pioneered the use of radios, airplanes, and electricity in the Arctic and put together a dictionary of the Inuktitut language.
Gann's classic memoir of early commercial aviation, Fate Is the Hunter, is still in print today and considered by many as one of the greatest aviation books ever written. [1] Some of Gann's nautical-themed novels include Fiddler's Green and Soldier of Fortune , which were also turned into major motion pictures.
Before the advent of nautical charts in the 14th century, navigation at sea relied on the accumulated knowledge of navigators and pilots.Plotting a course at sea required knowing the direction and distance between point A and point B. Knowledge of where places lay relative to each other was acquired by mariners during their long experience at sea.
Frederick William Wallace (December 11, 1886 – July 15, 1958) was a journalist, photographer, historian and novelist. He is best known as the author of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, a now-classic 1924 book about the last days of the Age of Sail in Maritime Canada.
IN FOCUS: The new FX/Disney+ series, adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 novel, is the most-nominated show at this year’s Emmy Awards. As Kevin E G Perry writes, both the book and show take ...
LANSING — During World War II, Duane Nicol wrote more than 300 letters to his parents, and closed nearly every one in the same way while serving aboard ships in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
When he resurfaced, he found only a few planks floating, one of which he used for extra buoyancy. [6] Lim was spotted by the crew of U-172 but instead of rescuing him, they laughed at him and waved him away. [6] After about two hours in the water, Lim found and boarded a wooden life raft. In the distance he saw another raft, carrying four or ...
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