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The Victory in the Pacific Tour was a unique, island-hopping journey from the The National WWII Museum, taking guests to the sites of the Pacific war from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima and more. The tour provided guests with the opportunity to experience history up close, with insights from renowned historians and eyewitnesses, including WWII Veterans who were there when it happened

A complete look at the Downeasters, seamens missions and boarding house crimps, runners, as well as the great Star Fleet and well-known cannery vessels.

The rich and dramatic story of our forty-ninth state is unfolded through wonderful vintage photographs and the entertaining historical narrative of well-known maritime author Jim Gibbs. More than 250 photographs of Alaskan sailing vessels, ports, lighthouses, and historical figures, along with an intriguing text, guide the reader through the story of the original inhabitants and the ensuing occupations by the Russians and Americans. Visit ligh...

A presentation of all the lighthouses along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska, and British Columbia. Black-and-white and color photos with outstanding text present the history that has been so much a part of nautical Americana.

As early settlers to California, Oregon, and Washington came around the Horn and sailed north from San Francisco, lumber for homes and industry went south by sea from the Northwest. This is the story of those ships and of the intrepid pioneers who built them.

Around the shores of the Pacific Ocean, along the western coastline of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, lie the remains of legions of vessels of every description and every flag. Some lie buried in the depths, never to be found. Others lie as twisted remains along the beaches or entombed down in the sands. Still others have been completely eradicated by the forces of nature. A few carried treasure, some have been re...

These sentinels from California to British Columbia are pictured and discussed historically by author Jim Gibbs. Dramatic vintage and color photos of stark coastal landscapes and many unavoidable shipwrecks are presented as part of the lighthouse story where human courage links all events. This is the twilight of lighthouse use for navigation, for the jobs of the lighthouse keepers are gradually being phased out.

Jim Grant is a police reporter with a problem. Torn between his job as a reporter and his role as a concerned citizen, Grant has got some tough decisions to make as he goes undercover to help the police nab Carlos Medrano, one of the most notorious drug dealers in North Carolina.Soon, Grant's investigation takes him down to the Florida Keys, where he discovers that Medrano has a diabolical plan that could have international consequences. Writt...