Ships and Shipping

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This item is a photocopied version of an entire book entitled "A Captain Unafraid: The Strange Adventures of Dynamite Johnny O'Brien" by Horace Smith.

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The acts of Congress up to 1867 that concern steamboats and collated with the rolls at Washington.

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A picture book of Alaska. There are several color pictures of the Alaskan coast with captions. It seems to be a tourism-related publication. It is undated.

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These materials include three images of nautical scenes from the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center in Anchorage, Alaska. It seems the photos might have been taken in Nome, Alaska. Also included is the letter sent by the reference specialist to Dennis Powers.

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The hardback book published by Continental Heritage Press, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) in 1982 called Anchorage: Star of the North, a pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Anchorage, Alaska by Evangeline Atwood.

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The excerpt is from a 1957 book by Charles Madsen and John Scott Douglas called Arctic Trader used in Powers' research for Tales of the Seven Seas.

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This folder contains items related to the history of sunken vessels including articles entitled "The Wreckmaster," "the wonders of Salvage," and the "Black Horse of the Sea."

Scope and Contents The press, promotion, and correspondence materials relate to Powers' two books, Treasure Ship and Taking the Sea. Included in this collection of documents is the correspondence between Powers and various individuals regarding the promotion of his two books and their reception. There are interviews, promotion of speaking engagements and book signings, published reviews of the books, and various other writeups about Powers and his writings. These materials take the form of printed...

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The materials mostly include email correspondence between Powers and various correspondents regarding the promotion of his book, Treasure Ship. This correspondence involves multiple speaking engagements, book signings, advertisements, and interviews. Also included are some transcripts of those interviews and other materials related to the book.

Scope and Contents The press, promotion, and correspondence materials relate to Powers' two books, Treasure Ship and Taking the Sea. Included in this collection of documents is the correspondence between Powers and various individuals regarding the promotion of his two books and their reception. There are interviews, promotion of speaking engagements and book signings, published reviews of the books, and various other writeups about Powers and his writings. These materials take the form of printed...