Strangest series – Fishing's Strangest Tales (Strangest series)
Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.
Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.
Archival photographs of Baltimore from the 19th and 20th centuries have been matched with specially commissioned colour photos to reveal the past and present of this fascinating and historic city.
This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.
This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as ‘liquid history’ and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43
Lost San Francisco takes readers on a journey back to the buildings, parks, stadia, ferries – even cemetaries and prisoners – that time and progress have swept aside. It revisits the building where fortunes were made, where momentous events unfolded and where San Franciscans went to enjoy themselves, like Seals Stadium or Playland at the Beach.
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Cornwall, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future.
Reduced sized format of this stunning book. Sailing, one of the most ancient methods of transport and exploration, is becoming