Sea Reads – Solace and inspiration from the Sea
April 24, 2020 / Good to Know, History/Maritime, Things to Do & See
Photo Credit: Becca Campbell – Schooner Festival 2019
Set sail with a good nautical tale! In an effort to provide some solace from the sea to those marooned at home, the Staff and Board of the Schooner Adventure have put together a list of nautical literature. It has something for everyone, young and old, sailors, history buffs and landlubbers alike. All these books will inspire you with tales of the seven seas. Click here to view the booklist.
The Schooner Adventure has teamed up to support local, independent bookstores who need your business and can get these titles, new or used, to you during the stay-at-home era by mail, or in some cases, curbside pick up. Two shops sell new, in print editions. Two have wonderful past editions, some nicely illustrated.
- The Bookstore of Gloucester (new) 978-281- 1548 gloucesterbookstore@gmail.com
- Dogtown Books (used) 978-281-5599 dogtownbooks@gmail.com
- The Book Shop of Beverly Farms (new) 978-927-2122 info@realbookshop.com
- Manchester by the Book (used) 978-525-2929 manchesterbythebook@gmail.com
Suggest your own book!
Email the Adventure with the titles of your favorite nautical books at info@schooner-adventure.org. In a subsequent email newsletter and on the Schooner Adventure website, they will publish the list of books submitted by members and friends! Submit a title and you will be entered in a drawing for a copy of Adventure: The Last of the Great Dory-Fishing Schooners by Joseph Garland.
Enjoy a nautical read to be remembered. A good book can take you to the sea, even while the Schooner Adventure is in port.
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