The Mortal Sea W. Jeffrey Bolster
Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilizations Brian Fagan
Leviathan: History of Whaling in America Eric Jay Dolin
The War Against the Seals Briton Cooper Busch
Cod Mark Kurlansky
The Doryman’s Reflection: A Fisherman’s Life Paul Molyneaux
Leviathan or the Whale Phillip Hoare
Whaling Captains of Color America’s First Meritocracy Skip Finley
Mocha Dick or the White Whale of the Pacific J.N. Reynolds
In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick
Moby Dick Herman Melville
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
Over Here David M. Kennedy
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 Deluge Arthur Marwick
Curse of the Narrows Laura MacDonald
Flu Gina Kolata
The Great Influenza John M. Barry