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Born to reign upon the seas, the RMS Queen Mary is a testament to British shipbuilding. In both war and peace, her career has stood out more than any other ocean liner. In addition to all the work she’s accomplished for humanity, the Mary is also coveted as being one of the most haunted places on earth. Paranormal researcher and bestselling author Nicole Strickland has conducted both historical and paranormal research on the Queen Mary for many years. In this book, she delves deeply into the vessel’s spiritual phenomena, sharing her many encounters with its ghostly activity and resident...

Indeed, there will never be another ship like the iconic RMS Queen Mary. A prodigy of the seas, she was constructed by the people, for the people, and proved her worth on the North Atlantic and beyond. In both war and peace, the Mary has carried people from all walks of life—and some of those people have come together to tell their stories in this amazing book. In RMS Queen Mary: Voices from Her Voyages, bestselling author and researcher Nicole Strickland has answered the clarion call by not only sharing the sailing stories, accounts, and memories of former Queen Mary crew, passengers, ...

Includes detailed ghost encounters from various areas of the ship! The crown jewel of British shipbuilding, the RMS Queen Mary is indeed the unrivaled "Queen of the Seas." With her rich art deco design, the Queen Mary began her journey as a luxurious ocean liner. She then proved her worth and courage during World War II before coming to rest at Long Beach, California, and once again opening her decks to the public as a museum and hotel. But the Queen Mary's intrigue does not all lie in the past: Many ghosts and spirits now call the beautiful ship their home, forever ensuring that the Queen ...

The Olympic Class ships were intended to be the greatest liners to ever sail the oceans, but the Britannic sank only four years after her sister ship the Titanic. While the wreck of the Titanic is two miles below the surface and rapidly deteriorating, the Britannic is much more accessible (only 400 ft down) and remains largely intact. One of the largest passenger ships ever to have sunk, her wreck presents a unique opportunity to explore the interior of the Olympic Class liners, and examine areas which on the Titanic simply no longer exist.

In November 1975, the mighty Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the most iconic ships on the Great Lakes, vanished without a trace during a fierce storm on Lake Superior. The loss of all 29 crew members sent shockwaves through the maritime world and left a legacy of mystery and mourning. The Legend Lives On is both a gripping novel and a heartfelt remembrance of this tragic event. Blending fictional storytelling with real historical elements, the book brings the final voyage of the Fitzgerald to life in a way that honors both the men who sailed on her and the overwhelming power of nature that ...

The story of the Titanic may be very well known, but not so well-known is that there were 29 people on board with a close connection to the Channel Islands. There were a higher number of passengers from Guernsey because a dozen Islanders had decided to travel together in a companionable grouping. They were either related or friends and they were mostly young. Some of them were emigrating, others, who had emigrated some years previously, had returned to Guernsey on a home visit and were now returning to their new homes in the New York area. Only three women passengers of the group survived. ...

The dangerous waters around the Channel Islands have been testing ships to destruction for centuries, and shipwrecks have always been an integral feature of island life. Following on from their previous collaboration, The Wreck of the Stella, the authors seek to fill a gap in island studies. Shipwrecks of the Channel Islands recounts for the first time in detail the stories of twenty-two major shipwrecks dating from Roman times to the present day. Bringing together detailed historical research and diving expertise, the authors tell the fascinating stories of each vessel, describing the ...