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NMHS has an active publishing program, including the production of Sea History magazine available to all our members four times a year, and the publication of a variety of titles that explore our rich seafaring heritage.

Sea History Press titles include Harbor of the Mind: A Sailor’s Memoir, the soon-to-be-released memoir from internationally recognized author and scholar Rear Admiral Joseph Callo, US Navy (Ret.); The Skipper & the Eagle by Captain Gordon McGowan, USCG (Ret.), with an introduction by Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commandant, USCG; and Peter and Norma Stanford’s account of the founding of South Street Seaport Museum, A Dream of Tall Ships.

 

SEA HISTORY FEATURES

Crowds gather at the pier to bid adieu to family and friends aboard RMS Queen Mary, August 1949.

In the Pages of Sea History 189

Feeling the Roll: Memories of RMS Queen Mary Powering Through an Atlantic Storm by Suzanne Pool-Camp Read this featured article      William E. Mighell and the California Shipping Company…

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Roy Hattori in the dive suit he wore to harvest abalone.

In the Pages of Sea History 188

Roy Hattori & the Japanese American Abalone Fishery of Monterey Bay by Melissa Ashley, Caleb Fineske, Leilani Leszkay, Tommy Hattori, Kylie King, and Richard J. King Read this featured article …

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Falls of Clyde at the dock in Honolulu in 2023.

In the Pages of Sea History 187

The Fall of the Falls of Clyde by James Delgado Read this featured article    Historic Ships on a Lee Shore Could This Be It for SS United States? by…

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Membership in the National Maritime Historical Society includes one year of Sea History magazine. To join, you may call NMHS at 914-737-7878, ext. 0 or join online.

 

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Our seafaring history comes alive in the pages of Sea History, the National Maritime Historical Society’s quarterly magazine. The pre-eminent journal of advocacy and education in our field, Sea History covers the world of maritime museums, sail training, key events and people in our maritime past, and the stories of everyday sailors past and present, and marine archaeology, with a national focus and an international scope.

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