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Conversations on Seabourn Odyssey L.A. to Barbados January 2017

Books mentioned in Andy’s conversations on Seabourn Odyssey, January 6-February 6, 2017, Los Angeles to Barbados through the Panama Canal.

Innocents Abroad

Innocents Abroad Mark Twain

The Most Famous Man in America  Debby Applegate

Engines of Empire Douglas R. Burgess Jr.

Roughing It Mark Twain

Life on the Mississippi Mark Twain

Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens Jerome Loving

Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain Justin Kaplan

The Singular Mark Twain Fred Kaplan

Mark Twain Ron Powers

Mark Twain: Man in White Michael Shelden

Disease in History

great_mortalityThe Great Mortality, John Kelly

great_influenzaThe Great Influenza, John M. Barry

ghost_mapThe Ghost Map, Steven Johnson

fluFlu, Gina Kolata

american_plagueThe American Plague, Molly Caldwell Crosby

cholera_yearsThe Cholera Years, Charles E. Rosenberg

disease_in_historyDisease in History, Frederick F. Cartwright

epidemics in historyEpidemics in History, Sheldon Watts

The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Roy Porter

Death in Hamburg, Richard J. Evans

Rounding Cape Horn

Empire of Tea, Alan MacFarlane and Iris MacFarlane

A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World, William J. Bernstein

Rivers of Gold, Hugh Thomas

Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire, Roger Crowley

Batavias Graveyard, Mike Dash

Sea of Glory, Nathaniel Philbrick

The Race to the New World, Douglas Hunter

Over the Edge of the World, Laurence Bergreen

The Spanish American War

The Golden Empire, Hugh Thomas

Conquerors, Roger Crowley

Rivers of Gold, Hugh Thomas

Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

World Without End, Hugh Thomas

Railroaded, Richard White

The War with Spain in 1898, David F. Trask

Manila and Santiago, Jim Leeke

Empire by Default, Ivan Musicant

Bullets and Bacilli, Vincent J. Cirillo

The Philippine War 1899-1902, Brian McAllister Linn

King Leopold’s Soliloquy, Mark Twain

The Path Between the Seas, David McCullough

The Suez and Panama Canals

pathThe Path Between the Seas, David McCullough

parting_desertParting the Desert, Zachary Karabell

Maritime Connections 

middle_seaThe Middle Sea, John Julius Norwich

great_seaThe Great Sea, David Abulafia

pathThe Path Between the Seas, David McCullough

pacificPacific, Simon Winchester

mortal_seaThe Mortal Sea, W. Jeffrey Bolster

parting_desertParting the Desert, Zachary Karabell

sea_civilizationThe Sea and Civilization, Lincoln Paine

Coal, A Human History, Barbara Freese

The River of Doubt

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Morris

Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris

Colonel Roosevelt, Edmund Morris

Ship of Gold and the Deep Blue Sea, Gary Kinder

The River of Doubt, Candice Millard

Through the Brazilian Wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt

American Civil War Afloat

Lincoln and His Admirals Craig L. Symonds

Civil War at Sea Craig L. Symonds

War on the Waters  James M. McPherson

CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge  Mark Lardas

Wolf of the Deep  Stephen Fox

Shenandoah

The Seeking Gary McKay

The Last Shot Lynn Schooler

The Shenandoah Affair Paul Williams

Sea of Gray Tom Chaffin

Confederate Raiders in the North Pacific Murray Morgan

CSS Shenandoah James L. Waddell

The Last Confederate Ship at Sea Paul William

Confederates Down Under

Most Famous Man in America Debby Applegate

Empire of Cotton Sven Beckert

The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe James Dunwoody Bulloch

The Caribbean and the Early Age of Exploration

Columbus: The Four Voyages, Lurence Bergreen

Longitude, Dava Sobel

Sextant, David Barrie

Devil in the White City, Erik Larson

Black Rock and Blue Water:  The Wreck of RMS Rhone

The First Atlantic Liners, Peter Allington

Engines of Empire, Douglas Burgess Jr.

British Mail Steamers to South America 1851-1965, Robert Forrester

Royal Mail: A Centenary History of the Royal Mail Line 1839-1939, T.A. Bushell

The Guns of August: World War I at Sea

First World War John Keegan

The Sleepwalkers Christopher Clark

Woodrow Wilson John Milton Cooper Jr.

Castles of Steel Robert K. Massie

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War Max Hastings

From Imperial Splendor to Internment Nicolas Wolz

1913 In Search of the World Before the Great War Charles Emmerson

The War that Ended the Peace Margaret MacMillian

Towards the Flame Dominic Liever

Guns of August Barbara Tuchman

The Russian Origins of World War I Sean McMeekin

Dead Wake Eric Larson

The Deluge Arthur Marwick

Over Here David M. Kennedy

The Last Lincoln Conspirator

American Brutus  Michael Kauffman

Manhunt  James Swanson

The Empire of Cotton  Sven Beckert

Last Lincoln Conspirator Andrew C.A. Jampoler

Conversations on Smithsonian Journeys September 2016 New York to Montreal

Books mentioned in Andy’s Expedition and Adventure talks on Regent’s Seven Seas Mariner “Autumn Delights.”

September 2016

Innocents Abroad

Innocents Abroad Mark Twain

The Most Famous Man in America  Debby Applegate

Roughing It Mark Twain

Life on the Mississippi Mark Twain

Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens Jerome Loving

Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain Justin Kaplan

The Singular Mark Twain Fred Kaplan

Mark Twain Ron Powers

Mark Twain: Man in White Michael Shelden

Lost in the Ice

The Great Influenza John M. Barry

Flu Gina Kolata

Leviathan or the Whale Phillip Hoare

In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick

Moby Dick Herman Melville

Mocha Dick or the White Whale of the Pacific J.N. Reynolds

Leviathan: History of Whaling in America Eric Jay Dolin

The War Against the Seals Briton Cooper Busch

Cod Mark Kurlansky

The Mortal Sea W. Jeffrey Bolster

Disaster at Lady Franklin Bay: The Greely Expedition

Ice Blink Scott Cookman

Lady Franklin’s Revenge Ken McGoogan

Ghosts of Sabine Leonard F. Guttridge

In the Kingdom of Ice Hampston Sides

Three Years of Arctic Service Adolphus Washington Greely

The Rescue of Greely Winfield Scott Schley

Abandoned Alden Todd

Congo Andrew C.A. Jampoler

Great Britain, the U.S and World War I at Sea

First World War John Keegan

The Sleepwalkers Christopher Clark

Woodrow Wilson John Milton Cooper Jr.

Castles of Steel Robert K. Massie

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War Max Hastings

From Imperial Splendor to Internment Nicolas Wolz

1913 In Search of the World Before the Great War Charles Emmerson

The War that Ended the Peace Margaret MacMillian

Towards the Flame Dominic Liever

Guns of August Barbara Tuchman

The Russian Origins of World War I Sean McMeekin

Dead Wake Eric Larson

The Deluge Arthur Marwick

Over Here David M. Kennedy

Last Lincoln Conspirator

American Brutus  Michael Kauffman

Manhunt  James Swanson

The Empire of Cotton  Sven Beckert

Last Lincoln Conspirator Andrew C.A. Jampoler

The United Kingdom, the Confederate Navy and the Civil War Navy

Lincoln and His Admirals Craig L. Symonds

Civil War at Sea Craig L. Symonds

War on the Waters  James M. McPherson

CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge  Mark Lardas

Wolf of the Deep  Stephen Fox

Shenandoah

The Seeking Gary McKay

The Last Shot Lynn Schooler

The Shenandoah Affair Paul Williams

Sea of Gray Tom Chaffin

Confederate Raiders in the North Pacific Murray Morgan

CSS Shenandoah James L. Waddell

The Last Confederate Ship at Sea Paul William

Confederates Down Under

Most Famous Man in America Debby Applegate

Empire of Cotton Sven Beckert

The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe James Dunwoody Bulloch

 

 

Conversations on Seabourn Quest Dover to Montreal August-September 2016

Books mentioned in Andy’s conversations on Seabourn Quest‘s “Voyage of Exploration”

August-September 2016.

Mary Rose

The Mary Rose  David Childs

The Men of the Mary Rose  A.J. Stirland

The Six Wives of Henry VIII Antonia Fraser

Henry VIII John Guy

Mary Rose, Your Noblest Shippe edited Peter Marsden

Iceland, Norway and the Cold War

Dead Wake Erik Larson

George F. Kennan John Lewis Gaddis

The Worlds of Herman Kahn Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi

Blind Man’s Bluff  Sherry Sontag

My Journey to the Nuclear Brink William J. Perry

Horrible Shipwreck

A Regency Visitor edited by E. M. Butler

Great Britain and the United States in WWI at Sea

First World War  John Keegan

The Sleepwalkers  Christopher Clark

Woodrow Wilson  John Milton Cooper Jr.

Castles of Steel Robert K. Massie

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War Max Hastings

From Imperial Splendor to Internment Nicolas Wolz

1913 In Search of the World Before the Great War Charles Emmerson

The War that Ended the Peace Margaret MacMillian

Towards the Flame Dominic Liever

Guns of August Barbara Tuchman

The Russian Origins of World War I Sean McMeekin

Disaster at Lady Franklin Bay: The Greely Expedition

Ice Blink Scott Cookman

Lady Franklin’s Revenge Ken McGoogan

Ghosts of Sabine Leonard F. Guttridge

In the Kingdom of Ice Hampston Sides

Last Lincoln Conspirator

American Brutus  Michael Kauffman

Manhunt  James Swanson

The Empire of Cotton  Sven Beckert

Civil War Navy

Lincoln and His Admirals Craig L. Symonds

Civil War at Sea Craig L. Symonds

War on the Waters  James M. McPherson

CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge  Mark Lardas

Wolf of the Deep  Stephen Fox

Shenandoah

The Seeking Gary McKay

The Last Shot Lynn Schooler

The Shenandoah Affair Paul Williams

Sea of Gray  Tom Chaffin

Confederate Raiders in the North Pacific Murray Morgan

CSS Shenandoah James L. Waddell

The Last Confederate Ship at Sea Paul William

Confederates Down Under

Most Famous Man in America Debby Applegate

Conversations on Seabourn Sojourn: Hong Kong to Hong Kong Mar/Apr 2016

Here are books mentioned in my conversations on Seabourn Sojourn’s trip through China, Japan and Korea.

The Ocean Cruises of Admiral Zheng He and China’s Navy Today

early_mappingEarly Mapping of the Pacific, Thomas Suartz

china_ruled_seaWhen China Ruled the Seas, Louise Levathes

14211421 The Year China Discovered America, Gavin Menzies

14341434, Gavin Menzies

Maritime Chokepoints and Strategic Waters
middle_seaThe Middle Sea, John Julius Norwich

great_seaThe Great Sea, David Abulafia

pathThe Path Between the Seas, David McCullough

pacificPacific, Simon Winchester

mortal_seaThe Mortal Sea, W. Jeffrey Bolster

parting_desertParting the Desert, Zachary Karabell

sea_civilizationThe Sea and Civilization, Lincoln Paine

 

Adak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586

cover of ADAK: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586 by Andrew JampolerAdak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586, Andrew C.A. Jampoler

 

Why We Fought: Propaganda and World War II (Part 1)

anatomy_fascismAnatomy of Fascism, Robert O. Paxton

hitlerlandHitlerland, Andrew Nagorski

guns_of_augustGuns of August, Barbara W. Tuchman

sleepwalkersThe Sleepwalkers, Christopher Clark

19131913, Charles Emmerson

hell_and_backTo Hell and Back, Ian Kershaw

russian_originsThe Russian Origins of the First World War, Sean McMeekin

ended_peaceThe War that Ended Peace, Margaret MacMillian

1914Catasrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War, Max Hastings

ottoman_end_gameThe Ottoman Endgame, Sean McMeekin

speerSpeer: Hitler’s Architect, Martin Kitchen

dietrichDietrich and Riefenstahl, Karin Wieland

high_castleThe Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick

barryHell’s Foundation, Geoffrey Moorhouse

 

Why We Fought: Propaganda and World War II (Part II)

hell_to_pay_clipHell to Pay, D.M. Giangreco

pacific_cruciblePacific Crucible, Ian W. Toll

conquering_tideThe Conquering Tide, Ian W. Toll

stillwellStillwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45, Barbara W. Tuchman

american_ceasarAmerican Caesar, William Manchester

bankruptingBankrupting the Enemy, Edward S. Miller

midwayThe Battle of Midway, Craig L. Symonds

commandIn Command of History, David Reynolds

 

Disease in History

great_mortalityThe Great Mortality, John Kelly

great_influenzaThe Great Influenza, John M. Barry

ghost_mapThe Ghost Map, Steven Johnson

fluFlu, Gina Kolata

american_plagueThe American Plague, Molly Caldwell Crosby

cholera_yearsThe Cholera Years, Charles E. Rosenberg

disease_in_historyDisease in History, Frederick F. Cartwright

epidemics in historyEpidemics in History, Sheldon Watts

 

Conversations on Seabourn Sojourn: Singapore to Hong Kong Feb/Mar 2016

These are books mentioned in my talks on Seabourn Sojourn’s cruise to Thailand and Vietnam.

Fall of Fortress Singapore

forgotten_armiesForgotten Armies, Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper

honourable_companyThe Honourable Company, John Keay

second_world_warThe Second World War, John Keegan

decline_and_fallDecline and Fall of the British Empire, Piers Brendon

melaka_straaitThe Singapore and Melaka Straits, Peter Borchberg

singapore_biographySingapore: A Biography, Ravinder Frost and Yu_mei Balasingamchow

hinge_of_fateThe Hinge of Fate, Winston Churchill

mutiny_singapore

The Mutiny in Singapore, Sho Kuwajima

deep_northThe Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanigan

 

 

Embassy to the Eastern Courts

empire_of_teaThe Empire of Tea, Alan MacFarlane and Iris MacFarlane

first_met_chinaWhen America First Met China, Eric Jay Dolin

splendid_exchangeA Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein

american_lionAmerican Lion, Jon Meacham

sea_of_glorySea of Glory, Nathaniel Philbrick

embasyEmbassy to the Eastern Courts, Andrew C.A. Jampoler

 

 

European Exploration and Mapping South East Asia

fourth_partThe Fourth Part of the World, Toby Lester

emoire_cottonEmpire of Cotton, Sven Beckert

embarrassment_richesThe Embarrassment of Riches, Simon Schama

batavias_graveyardBatavia’s Graveyard, Mike Dash

 

French Indochina and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu

street_without_joyStreet Without Joy, Bernard B. Fall

very_small_placeHell in a Very Small Place, Bernard B. Fall

vietnam_historyVietnam: A History, Stanley Karnow

angel_d_b_pThe Angel of Dien Bien Phu, Genevieve Galard

valley_of_deathValley of Death, Ted Morgan

 

The United States and Vietnam

best_and_brightestThe Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam

reporting_vietnam_clipReporting Vietnam, William M. Hammond

soldiers_onceWe Were Soldiers Once and Young, Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway

pentagon_papersPentagon Papers, Neil Sheehan et al

Dixie

I started researching the origins of this famous song in connection with a book I thought about writing on the flight of Confederates from the South at the end of the Civil War; some to reestablish plantation agriculture in a more congenial place, some to escape prosecution or want, and some (often former army and navy officers) to find employment in familiar work.  That book, Leaving Dixie was its working title, might yet get researched and written, but right now—May 2015—I’ve moved on to something else.  This short essay was to have been Leaving Dixie’s preface.