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Nautical Miles 2.0: Great Non-Fiction About the Sea

Our maverick English Teacher provides a companion to his earlier list of great maritime fiction. Here he provides 50 fascinating non-fiction works about the Sea and the people and creatures who live on it, in it, near it, and with it. From maritime history through earth science and oceanography to seaside meditation , here are 50 more great beach reads.
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Across the Top of the World: The Quest for the Northwest Passage (James P. Delgado)
Across the Top of the World: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
1
James P. Delgado
Adrift (Steve Callahan)
Adrift
2
Steve Callahan
The Age of Fighting Sail (C.S. Forester)
The Age of Fighting Sail
3
C.S. Forester
Alone Through the Roaring Forties (Dumas)
Alone Through the Roaring Forties
4
Dumas
Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833 (Charles Tyng)
Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833
5
Charles Tyng
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before (Tony Horwitz)
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
6
Tony Horwitz
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Caroline Alexander)
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
7
Caroline Alexander
Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast (Daniel Duane)
Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast
8
Daniel Duane
Cod
Cod
9
Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm (Alvin Moscow)
Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm
10
Alvin Moscow
Dreadnought
Dreadnought
11
The Edge of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea
12
Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure (Frank A. Worsley)
Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure
13
Frank A. Worsley
Erebus (Michael Palin)
Erebus
14
Michael Palin
The Farfarers (Mowatt)
The Farfarers
15
Mowatt
Ghost Ship (Brian Hicks)
Ghost Ship
16
Brian Hicks
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
17
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Gipsy Moth Circles the World (Francis Chichester)
Gipsy Moth Circles the World
18
Francis Chichester
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (Doug Stanton)
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
19
Doug Stanton
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
20
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Journals of Captain Cook (James Cook)
The Journals of Captain Cook
21
James Cook
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
22
Thor Heyerdahl
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
23
Dava Sobel
Mayflower (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Mayflower
24
Nathaniel Philbrick
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember
25
Walter Lord
Once Is Enough (Smeeton)
Once Is Enough
26
Smeeton
The Outermost House (Henry Beston)
The Outermost House
27
Henry Beston
Over the Edge of the World
Over the Edge of the World
28
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
29
Sebastian Junger
Pieces of Land (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Pieces of Land
30
Kevin Crossley-Holland
The Price of Admiralty (Keegan)
The Price of Admiralty
31
Keegan
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef From Captain Cook to Climate Change (Iain McCalman)
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef From Captain Cook to Climate Change
32
Iain McCalman
The Ra Expeditions (Thor Heyerdahl)
The Ra Expeditions
33
Thor Heyerdahl
The Saga of the Cimba (Richard Maury)
The Saga of the Cimba
34
Richard Maury
Sailing Alone Around the World (Joshua Slocum)
Sailing Alone Around the World
35
Joshua Slocum
Sailing the Pacific (Miles Hordern)
Sailing the Pacific
36
Miles Hordern
The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
The Sea Around Us
37
Rachel Carson
Sea of Glory (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Sea of Glory
38
Nathaniel Philbrick
Shark Drunk (Morten Strøksnes)
Shark Drunk
39
Morten Strøksnes
The Silent World (Jacque-Yves Cousteau)
The Silent World
40
Jacque-Yves Cousteau
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