REDFeather Book Collections

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Sam is a carefree rockfish (also called a striped bass) who loves to eat—especially those yummy morsels people toss to him from the deck of a bayside restaurant. And, just for fun, he even nibbles on the webbed toes of...

$8.99

A photographic look at the the wild horses on Assateague Island in Maryland and Virginia over a ten-year period. In 1965, twenty-one ponies were released into the northern portion of Assateague Island, within the Assateague Island National Seashore spanning across...

$19.95

Off the Hook: Rudow’s Recipes for Cooking Your Catch takes your catch from the hook to the table. Learn secrets of proper use of ice for the fish cooler, step-by-step cleaning and filleting techniques, and correct packaging methods to ensure...

$34.95

From the beginning, it was a struggle to light the Chesapeake. Its soft, undulating bottom presented different problems from those faced along the rocky coasts of New England. The bay’s shores shifted before the winds, tides, and hurricanes that plagued...

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When fourteen-year-old Anna Shepherd receives mysterious messages, she knows they are from her twin brother, Toby, who left two weeks earlier aboard an oyster dredge boat. The messages are only the beginning. A strange letter written in a foreign language...

$85.00

This book is designed to serve as a textbook for students and a reference for today’s engineering officers, port engineers, superintendent engineers, and other maritime professionals. Steam turbine propulsion systems are included, but the coverage has been reduced in recognition...

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A look at the 200 species of shorebirds, seabirds, and marsh birds that attract bird-watchers to the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  The seventy-mile chain of largely uninhabited islands along the Eastern Shore of Virginia is one of the last remaining...

$50.00

Stability and Trim for the Ship’s Officer has been completely updated after twenty-two years. Aboard today’s vessels, technology and computers abound as ship’s gear. The once long and tedious calculations for stability, trim, and hull strength are now done in...

$55.00

Applied Naval Architecture describes in detail what naval architects do, and how they do it, to all students and practitioners involved in the business of merchant ships and shipping, except for professional naval architects themselves. This book will appeal to...

$24.99

Step into the locker rooms, the playing fields, and the owners’ offices with sportswriter John F. Steadman as he relates the fascinating tale of football in Baltimore. In scores of animated first-person accounts, the author tells it like it was:...

$19.95

This fourth book in a series about Maryland’s counties includes Somerset, Dorchester, Worcester, and Wicomico Counties on the Eastern Shore. Written for children in elementary school, the book acquaints readers with the basic facts about the area’s history, geography, climate,...

$50.00

Due to a strong industry need, many academies and technical schools now offer courses on refrigeration and air-conditioning. Marine Refrigeration and Air Conditioning introduces this complicated subject in a detailed, straightforward manner. Mechanical refrigeration is used onboard in many ways,...

$12.95

Tantalizing descriptions of the bay’s intricate waterways—word pictures of how they are transformed over the four seasons of the year—and an informative discussion of the bay’s geology, ecology, and human history will entice the reader to get out and poke...

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This book is a compilation of all the formulae that a mariner is commonly called upon to use but the exact workings of which he has perhaps forgotten. For each subject category, the author states the basic parameters in narrative...

$19.95

When it comes to learning about history, simple things can sometimes tell us as much about life during a particular time as great happenings. In the midst of the horrific battles of the Civil War, simple but significant events were...

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“Silver Wings & Leather Jackets” is the sixth book in Jon Maguire’s definitive series on the uniforms and insignia of U.S. Army aviation from World War I through World War II. This volume focuses on rare and unusual items not...

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The basics of docking with rudders, propellers, lines, and fenders used on small to medium-sized boats are completely explored. Dockmanship, according to author Bell, is “the art, skill, and practice of safely berthing and unberthing a vessel.” Anyone who has...

$24.95

A certain mystique has always surrounded the watermen of the Chesapeake Bay. This book goes far toward defining it by taking the reader on a journey with the watermen as they harvest oysters, clams, fish, and crabs. The author was...

$35.00

Keeping a ship safe and secure occurs through the investment of time and effort by both the Vessel Security Officer and the crew. Some of the topics covered in this volume include training, drills, exercises, and recordkeeping; threat assessment and...

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The most important field marks of more than 500 species of the Chesapeake Bay are shown in 350 superb pen-and-ink drawings. This book has become the definitive field guide to the Chesapeake. Flora and fauna descriptions are arranged according to...