Sea Kale
A traditional early crop, once widely grown and only available direct from the garden. The plants are native maritime relatives of the cabbage, and are forced to blanch the tender young stems, which have a unique mild flavour. This is usually ... [... more]
BBC |
Nigel Bagnall
The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage ... [... more]
Random House |
Ami Mckay
Ami McKay's work has aired on CBC radio's Maritime Magazine, This Morning, OutFront and The Sunday Edition. Her documentary, Daughter of Family G, won an Excellence in Journalism Medallion at the 2003 Atlantic ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Andrew Lambert
Andrew Lambert is professor of naval history at King's College, London, and vice-president for the British Commission for Maritime History. His publications include Warrior: The First Ironclad and The Crimean War: ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Lighthouses of Canada 2008 Wall Calendar
 These beacons stand proudly along the Canadian coast and are repositories of maritime history and tradition. The first Canadian lighthouse, or rather the first to be built on what is today Canadian territory, was erected by the French on Cape Breton [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
Lighthouses 2008 Hardcover Engagement Calendar
For beautiful scenery and a journey into the maritime past, nothing beats a trip to a lighthouse. These solitary beacons have guided many a ship to safe harbor. Let this stunning Lighthouses weekly engagement calendar guide you through 2008. This wir [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
Gulf Coast Lighthouses 2008 Wall Calendar
The southeastern region of the United States depends on the Gulf of Mexico for maritime trade and travel. Lighthouses in this region must withstand turbulent weather like hurricanes and storm surges that are common to states such as Florida, Mississi [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
Great Lakes Lighthouses 2008 Wall Calendar
Lighthouses festoon the striking shores of the Great Lakes. Like most places with a long maritime history, the folklore speaks of certain ghostly beacons haunted by the spirits of lonely lighthouse keepers. This enchanting wall calendar shines ligh [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
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