Nautical History

Sea Voyages Gone Badly

By lindacollison|2022-01-31T14:54:22-07:00January 31st, 2022|books, coming of age, coming-of-age fiction, maritime history, nautical history, nautical writing, ships and boats, Water Ghosts, what inspires me|

Don't get on that ship! The Bounty, Essex, Pequod, Titanic, [...]

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The Notorious Captain Hayes; a conversation with author Joan Druett

By lindacollison|2016-08-21T14:23:35-07:00August 22nd, 2016|author interviews, history, nautical history, writing and publishing|

The American-born seafarer William "Bully" Hayes was a notorious celebrity [...]

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Who wouldn’t sell a petticoat and go to sea?

By lindacollison|2013-09-18T11:34:46-07:00September 16th, 2013|nautical history, women sailors|

A sailor takes her easeartwork by Eye Be Oderlesseye.mimifoxmorton.blogspot.com [...]

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Judas Island

By lindacollison|2013-06-18T13:28:03-07:00June 17th, 2013|books, nautical history|

Joan Druett’s Judas Island, the first book in her Promise [...]

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Joan Druett blogs about Surgeon’s Mate

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T13:50:35-07:00December 13th, 2011|women sailors, writing and publishing|

One of my favorite author/historians is Joan Druett, whose maritime [...]

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