legopirate83 Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 ahoy these books have proove very helpful in my quests incredible cross sections Man of War by stephen biesty and the visual dictionary of Ships and Sailing by eye witness visual dictionarys these are work the reading or looking at all the pretty pictures which there are a plethera of enjoy captain Quote
Evil Willy Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Interesting, well I have no money for now so that is useless, but thanks for sharing what you think are the most useful books. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 27, 2006 Governor Posted October 27, 2006 Do you own copies of these books legopirate83? Where could we obtain them from if we wanted a copy? Quote
legopirate83 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Posted October 27, 2006 Do you own copies of these books legopirate83? Where could we obtain them from if we wanted a copy? yes, i own them i aquired them from amazon.com they had the best prices they are used but i couldnt tell when i got them because they were in such great condition the first book i beilive i got it for under 9 bucks and the second i got for about 12 bucks they are well worth the cash also another great website is one that admiral starwind has mentioned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail-plan thats a great reference as well enjoy Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 27, 2006 Governor Posted October 27, 2006 I remember flipping throug this book somewhere: Here's a link to the Amazon page . I'll do the rest some other time because right now I could use some sleep - or someone else can find them instead. Quote
tedbeard Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Interesting, well I have no money for now so that is useless, but thanks for sharing what you think are the most useful books. You might try something called a LIBRARY. :-) This book is available at my local public library and in my kids school library. The author is fairly popular and so many libraries have his books. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 27, 2006 Governor Posted October 27, 2006 A library is a very good place to look for a book, but it also depends on the library. Libraries in smaller towns won't be as large as those in the bigger cities and therefore obivously won't have as many books to choose from. Just to clarify exactly which book were you referring to Tedbeard? "Incredible Cross Sections: Man of War" by stephen biesty? Quote
El Bucanero Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 May I also recommend you this book? It is a very helpful book, I often use it when I'm building a ship... Quote
legopirate83 Posted October 30, 2006 Author Posted October 30, 2006 May I also recommend you this book? It is a very helpful book, I often use it when I'm building a ship... sounds like a great book! does it have lots of pretty pictures pictures ar always a good thing Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 30, 2006 Governor Posted October 30, 2006 May I also recommend you this book? It is a very helpful book, I often use it when I'm building a ship... A name and/or perhaps an image of the cover is always helpful... Quote
legopirate83 Posted October 31, 2006 Author Posted October 31, 2006 another great book the world of jack aubrey by David Miller i forgot i had this one its full of pretty pictures its available on amazon Quote
tedbeard Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 Just to clarify exactly which book were you referring to Tedbeard? "Incredible Cross Sections: Man of War" by stephen biesty? Whoops, sorry. Yes I am. He also has a Castle version which is a lot of fun. Even the smallest public libraries usually have his books becasue they are so popular with kids. Most public libraries also take suggestions on what books to purchase. Just ask the librarian. *sweet* Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted November 3, 2006 Governor Posted November 3, 2006 Ships and Sailing (DK Visual Dictionaries) (Hardcover) by DK Publishing Quote
Tordenskjold Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 another great bookthe world of jack aubrey by David Miller i forgot i had this one its full of pretty pictures its available on amazon I have Thats a good book i think. a lot of drawings and photos/painting from the navy during the napoleon time Quote
legopirate83 Posted November 30, 2006 Author Posted November 30, 2006 May I also recommend you this book? It is a very helpful book, I often use it when I'm building a ship... this book is great as well i just purchased it and it has many great picts enjoy george Quote
Capn Frank Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 thank you legopirate83 to yous guys that replied here. I've been searching like crazy for the best books to buy for reference on ships. The library in town here doesn't have ANY books on sailing ships and i can request a book but i would never know which ones to request. Also the book stores near by have next to nothing dealing with the topic. These are exactly the type of books i wanted to buy for myself and buy my brother for christmas(a fellow lego pirate fanatic). X-D Quote
El Bucanero Posted December 1, 2006 Posted December 1, 2006 this book is great as welli just purchased it and it has many great picts enjoy george Yes it is a great book :-) Glad you bought it, but who is George? Quote
legopirate83 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Posted December 1, 2006 Yes it is a great book :-)Glad you bought it, but who is George? i am george, from california right near legoland Quote
Capn Frank Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I've gotten my brother the three books shown below. I read most of these three and skimmed through all of them to see if they're worth giving my brother for Christmas. I just wanted to give my 2 cents worth about these books. I like this one. It's focused heavily on the British though. Though it does cover around 1780 to 1815 or so, and the British had the largest navy during that time. This one is my second favorite of the three. Spent $9.24 (including shipping) I'd recomend purchasing this one. Since my brother has this one, I'll probably be puchasing Patrick O'Brians Navy. Since they're related some how. This one I think is ok. Does contain some details about ships that aren't covered in the other two books. Definetely worth the $8 bucks to get it. It's my third favorite of the the three. It seemed too short and could have easily been more thorough. If you want to try to learn every historical fact on sailing ships like me, then i'd recomend getting this one. I like this one a lot. Gives lots of pictures of different vessels of each sailing era and gives lots of overview on some of the more famous ships. This one has the most pages of the three books so it's oviously the most thorough. Spent $11.49 (including shipping) This book discusses all ships from the first dug-out canoes to modern aircraft carriers. Definetely recommend purchasing this one. BTW: i didn't make this post till after Chrstmas cause my brother also reads this forum (but he's not a member yet). Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted January 8, 2007 Governor Posted January 8, 2007 Would it be easier for those contributing to this thread if it were moved to The Great Library? Quote
Capn Frank Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Would it be easier for those contributing to this thread if it were moved to The Great Library? The great library has a similar thread? if it does then let them be merged! If you want to make a new thread on the Great Library, then I'd say aye. Move this thread to the Library. Edit: No, the Great Library has no such thread but this particular thread probably belongs there now its established.This year I plan on doing more with the Great Library but I think I'm going to have to enlist a librarian. Wow that was fast! Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted January 10, 2007 Governor Posted January 10, 2007 No, the Great Library has no such thread but this particular thread probably belongs there now its established. This year I plan on doing more with the Great Library but I think I'm going to have to enlist a librarian. Quote
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