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Night Boat on the Potomac
by Harry Jones and Timothy Jones Edwin L. Dunbaugh & John H. Shaum, Jr., editors
Through this book you can join a nostalgic overnight trip from Washington, D.C. to Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, VA, on the line whose last vessel, District of Columbia, was America's last overnight steamboat. Edited by Dunbaugh and Shaum from the notes and research of the late Harry Jones and his grandson Timothy Jones, the book also covers the dramatic World-War II service of the company's steamers Northland and Southland.
117pp, 81/2 x 11, 100+ illus., hard cover, 1996
ISBN 0-913423-08-4
$38.00
Night Boat to New England
by Edwin L. Dunbaugh
Long Island Sound and the coast of New England saw the development of some of the greatest steamer lines of the nation, which built some of the greatest steamers of the period. Here is that story, from the glories of the Fall River Line and the beloved Priscilla to the steamers of the coast of Maine. The period covered is 1815-1900, which takes us up to the period of The Era of the Joy Line by the same author.
370pp, 91/2 x 61/2, 100 illus., hard cover, 1992
ISBN 0-313-27733-8
$39.95
The Era of the Joy Line
by Edwin L. Dunbaugh
A detailed chronology of Long Island Sound steamer services from 1899 through 1907, the period when the Joy Line competed with the New Haven Railroad's monopoly to carry passengers and freight between New York and New England. The book highlights the boats themselves with photographs and a definitive, well-written text.
363pp, 6 x 9, 94 illus., hard cover, 1982
ISBN 0-313-22888-4
$24.75
Steamboats on the Muskingum
by Jay Mack Gamble
Although the Muskingum is a short river, its waters carried several hundred steamboats to all parts of the Western Rivers system. This book preserves their histories, with an all-time boat list, maps of the river and a comprehensive index.
300pp, 6 x 9, 160 illus., Hard cover, Bibl., Index, reprinted 2004
ISBN 0-913423-03-3
$18.00
RMS Queen Elizabeth II of 1969
by William H. Miller & Luis Miguel Correia
A Chronological history, facts and figures and color photos of the legendary QE2.
QE2. 100pp, 9 x 61/2, 152 photos, soft cover, 1999
ISBN 972-8536-1
$18.00
Eastern Steamship - SOLD OUT!
Notes by David Crockett, Edited by Edwin L. Dunbaugh
This book is about the famous Eastern Steamship Company and recounts the exciting story of one of the most successful shipping lines that operated along the Atlantic Coast prior to the war. Along with a history of the company, the book includes photographs of the vessels of Eastern Steamship, deck plans and a fleet list of the major vessels.
128pp, 81/2 x 11, 92 illus., hard cover, 1997
ISBN 0-913423-11-4
$40.00 - Sorry, this book is not currently available
The Merchants and Miners Line
by Edward A. Mueller
A complete and fascinating history of one of the great American coastal steamship lines. In addition to a thorough text, this volume includes many photographs and deck plans of famous Merchants and Miners vessels.
192pp, 81/2 x 11, 177 illus., 2000, hard cover
ISBN 1-930098-00-6
$37.50
The Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah: The Savannah Line
by Edward A. Mueller
This book tells the story of the famous Savannah Line, chartered in 1872 to carry passengers and freight between Savannah and New York. The Line flourished for 70 years and provided a major trade and travel link between Georgia and the north.
239pp, 2001, 81/2 x 11, 237 illustrations
Soft Cover: ISBN 1-930098-34-0
$29.50
Hard Cover: ISBN 1-930098-23-5
$60.00
Paddle Wheel Inboard
by C. Bradford Mitchell
This reprint is an account of Central Florida steamboating that first appeared in The American Neptune in 1947. A foreword adds new information discovered since then. It is the story of the Hart Line and navigation on the Ocklawaha River and connecting waterways from before the Civil War to 1920.
66pp, 81/2 x 11, 35 illus., soft cover
1983ISBN 0-913423-06-8
$12.00
SS Independence and SS Constitution: Great American Ocean Liners
By William H. Miller
Published in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Independence and Constitution, from their initial operation between New York and the Mediterranean to their operation in Hawaiian waters. This book tells, in great detail, the story not only of these two vessels (built in 1951), but also of American Exports other passengers vessels, the postwar Four Aces and La Guardia.
Soft Cover, 116 pp, 2000, 81/2 x 11, 122 illustrations
ISBN 1-930098-31-6
$24.00
Steamboats for Rondout
by Donald C. Ringwald
The Hudson River village of Rondout developed as a result of the marketing of coal via
the D. & H. Canal and the steamboat lines that connected the village with New York.
This book details operational schedules, measurements and engine data for all passenger steamboats known to have been employed on the Rondout-New York route from 1829 through 1863, interspersed with tales of the river.
145pp, 81/2 x 11, illus., bib., hard cover, 1981
ISBN 0-913423-00-9
$17.00
Photographic Portraits of American Ocean Steamships 1850-187
This photo book features 70 rare portraits of American ocean and coastal steamships assembled by the late Professor Cedric Ridgely-Nevitt. The ships pictured and described in the text represent a sampling of the mid-19th century deep-sea fleet of the US. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Steamship Historical Society.
Hard cover, 126pp, 11 x 81/2, 70 illus., 1986
ISBN 0-913423-07-6</p>
$29.50
Non-member $39.50
Under Crown and Anchor - RCCL the First 25 Years, 1970-1995
by John Maxtone-Graham & Bard Kolltveit
A company history of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, one of todays cruise giants. Both the people and ships are covered. The company has nearly always built new ships, starting with Song of Norway. In 1998, Sovereign of the Seas began the era of huge vessels. The photos are beautiful, many in large format.
8 3/4 x 11, hard cover, 256 pp, 261 photo
4000 9/2004
$25.00
Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States 1790-1868
This "Lytle-Holdcamper List" details every U.S. merchant steam vessel known to have existed prior to the start of the Government's annual listings in 1868. Name, rig, official number, year and place of build, first home port and year and reason for removal from documentation are shown. Includes all supplements.
Hard cover, xiv + 322pp, 8 x 101/2, 1975
ISBN 0-913423-02-5
$26.00
Supplements (only) to Lytle-Holdcamper List
1978, $1.00/ 1982, $4.00/ 1984, $5.00
Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels 1809-1930
This extensive reference work lists rig, official number, dimensions, building date and
disposition of all known Canadian-registered coastal and inland steam vessels over 75 feet in length from 1809 to 1930. This valuable information is impossible to find elsewhere. Over 3,100 vessels shown. Includes 2 supplements.
xii + 135pp, 101/2 x 81/2, hard cover, 1979
ISBN 0-913423-01-7
$28.00
Supplements (only) to Canadian Coastal & Inland Steam Vessels:
1982, $3.50/ 1984, $4.50
The Development of Steam Navigation on Long Island Sound
by J. Howland Gardner
The Society has reprinted this 40-page article from The Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. The article offers an excellent capsule history of the overnight steamers of Long Island Sound.
40pp, 81/2 x 11, 40 illus., soft cover, 1994
$16.00
Rex and Conte di Savoia
by Frank O. Braynard
These ships were two of the greatest superliners of all time, yet they had very short careers and came to pitiful endings in World War II. This book gives a full outline of their lives and details their beauty, their innovative design, and their proper place in passenger ship history.
100pp, 6 x 91/4, 193 B&W - 24 Color illus., soft cover 1994
ISBN: 1-879-180-01-10
$20.00
Samuel Ward Stanton Booklets
Each booklet contains Mr. Stantons drawings of steamboats and steamships.
Towboats & Tugs/ New York Bay Steam Vessels
Coastal Steam Vessels
Ocean Steam Vessels
Nineteenth Century United States Naval Steam Vessels
Long Island Sound & Narragansett Bay Steam Vessels
Steam Vessels of Chesapeake & Delaware Bays & Rivers
Mississippi & Ohio Rivers, Southern & Western Inland Steam Vessels
11 x 81/2, softcover, 42-50 pp.
$5.00 Each
Videos
Steamboats: On the Hudson
For over 150 years, steamboats carried passengers and freight in both daytime and nightly service between New York and Albany and numerous river communities in between. This video uses still photographs and rarely seen film footage to document the evolution of steam vessels on the Hudson, from the 1800s up to the final trip of the steamer Alexander Hamilton in 1972.
60 min., VHS, B-W and color, 2004
$19.95
Steamboats: The Fall River Line
For 90 years, the sophisticated way to travel between New York and Boston or to head for a summer vacation in Newport, RI, was by coastal steamer. This program documents the history of the premiere steamboat line in America, made famous by its elegance, grace and superior service. Still photographs, interviews and rare motion picture footage all paint a picture of this bygone age, when the way you traveled was just as important as getting there.
57 min., VHS, B-W and color, 1998
$21.95
Steamboat Extravaganza
This video, first shown at the SSHSA National Meeting at Mystic, Connecticut, in 1985, contains excerpts from movie film and stills from the Society's library. Included are liners, steamers of the Hudson River Day Line and Clyde-Mallory Line, and memorable views of the marine parade that welcomed Charles Lindbergh home from Paris in 1927.
40 min., VHS, B-W and color, 1985
$37.00
Inaugural Books (5 different ships)
Each book contains statistics of the new ship, line history, interior renderings, building photos and ads.
Costa Victoria
by William H. Miller
Century
by John Maxtone-Graham
Legend of the Seas
by John Maxtone-Graham
Splendour of the Seas
by John Maxtone-Graham
Grandeur of the Seas
by John Maxtone-Graham
8 5/8 x 11 1/8, hard cover, appr. 170pp.
$10.00 Each
Index (only) to History of Steam Navigation
by Admiral G. H. Preble, 1883
$2.00
Index (only) to Steamboats on the Muskingum
by Jay Mack Gamble
$1.00
Index (only) to Some Account of Steam Navigation in New England
by F.B.C. Bradlee
$2.00
Index (only) to Farewell Old Mount Washington
by Edward H. Blackstone
$1.00
40th ANNIVERSARY
by Donald C. Ringwald
A brief history of the Steamship Historical Society, 1935-1975
32pp, 55 illus., soft cove
$2.50
50th ANNIVERSARY
Society history from 1976-1985, with reprint of Steamboat Bill, Volume 1 No. 1
28pp, 27 illus., soft cover
$2.50
Steamboat Bill
Steamboat Bill, is the critically acclaimed 88 page quarterly journal of the Steamship Historical Society, published continuously since 1940. Each issue contains historical feature articles and current marine news, and is loaded with photos. A sample copy will be sent for $10.00. Most original back issues are available. Please specify issue date or request the most recent list of available back issues.
ISSN 0039-0844
$10.00
Logo Items and Hats
Steamship Historical Society of America Baseball hats are available in dark green and black with name spelled out for $10.00 each. Baseball hats in white, dark blue, & grey with SSHSA Paddlewheel logo are $5.00 each. Please specify color & type.
$10.00 / $5.00
Patches and Stickers
Logo embroidered oval, rectangle or circular patches and square sticker, $2.00 each.