Narrative Nonfiction: Set at Sea
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by:
Sebastian Junger
4.12 avg rating — 117,727 ratings 3. 
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 4.04 avg rating — 6,742 ratings
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe 4.18 avg rating — 18,439 ratings
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy
by:
Ian W. Toll
4.38 avg rating — 7,477 ratings 13. 
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
by:
Hampton Sides
4.29 avg rating — 24,759 ratings 14. 
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Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945
by:
Evan Thomas
4.14 avg rating — 2,896 ratings 16. 
Iron Dawn: The Monitor, the Merrimack, and the Civil War Sea Battle that Changed History
by:
Richard Snow
4.19 avg rating — 410 ratings 17. 
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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived
by:
Andrew Wilson
3.98 avg rating — 2,567 ratings 
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The Ghost Ships of Archangel: The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis
by:
William Geroux
4.01 avg rating — 641 ratings 
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The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
by:
Greg King
3.95 avg rating — 522 ratings 21. 
Voyage of the Damned: A Shocking True Story of Hope, Betrayal, and Nazi Terror
by:
Gordon Thomas
4.07 avg rating — 1,145 ratings 21. 
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The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
by:
Siddharth Kara
4.41 avg rating — 51 ratings 27. 
Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy 3.67 avg rating — 220 ratings
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Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
by:
Greg King
3.73 avg rating — 554 ratings 
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Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea 3.75 avg rating — 5,909 ratings
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The Voyage of the Slave Ship Hare: A Journey into Captivity from Sierra Leone to South Carolina
by:
Sean M. Kelley
3.79 avg rating — 47 ratings 
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Wreck of the Carl D: A True Story of Loss, Survival and Rescue at Sea 4.14 avg rating — 166 ratings
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Devils on the Deep Blue Sea: The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-Ship Empires
by:
Kristoffer Garin
3.70 avg rating — 205 ratings 40. 
The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas
by:
Todd Lewan
4.03 avg rating — 319 ratings 40. 
The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie: An African American's Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship's Past 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Black May: The Epic Story of the Allies' Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943
by:
Michael Gannon
3.86 avg rating — 368 ratings 44. 
Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea 4.21 avg rating — 1,193 ratings
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The Night Lives On: The Untold Stories and Secrets Behind the Sinking of the ”Unsinkable” Ship — TITANIC!
by:
Walter Lord
4.10 avg rating — 2,546 ratings 
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The Wanderer: The Last American Slave Ship and the Conspiracy That Set Its Sails
by:
Erik Calonius
3.98 avg rating — 82 ratings 
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On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships, and Epic Battles of the American Navy
by:
John Lehman
3.71 avg rating — 65 ratings 51. 
How to Survive the Titanic: or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
by:
Frances Wilson
3.48 avg rating — 829 ratings 54. 
On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend
by:
Spike Walker
3.97 avg rating — 697 ratings 
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Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters
by:
Violet Jessop
3.87 avg rating — 1,616 ratings 57. 
Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do 4.07 avg rating — 871 ratings
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A Hymn for Eternity: The Story of Wallace Hartley, Titanic Bandmaster
by:
Yvonne Carroll
3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings 
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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue 3.88 avg rating — 6,559 ratings
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Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship 4.06 avg rating — 591 ratings
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The Man Who Sank Titanic: The Troubled Life of Quartermaster Robert Hichens
by:
Sally Nilsson
3.57 avg rating — 54 ratings 
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Burning Cold: The Cruise Ship Prinsendam And the Greatest Sea Rescue of All Time
by:
H. Paul Jeffers
2.91 avg rating — 32 ratings 
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Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
by:
Robert Kurson
4.04 avg rating — 11,541 ratings 67. 
All the Men in the Sea: The Untold Story of One of the Greatest Rescues in History
by:
Michael Krieger
3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings 67. 
Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World
by:
Hugh Brewster
3.97 avg rating — 2,769 ratings 67. 
Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
by:
Rachel Slade
4.22 avg rating — 4,806 ratings 
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Surviving the Essex: The Afterlife of America's Most Storied Shipwreck 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
by:
Tom Nagorski
4.33 avg rating — 397 ratings 73. 
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Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History
by:
Kalee Thompson
4.25 avg rating — 1,238 ratings 
81. 
The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
by:
Peter Maas
4.09 avg rating — 2,858 ratings 
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The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost 4.23 avg rating — 970 ratings
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Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
by:
John Silverwood
3.53 avg rating — 919 ratings 
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Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy
by:
Matthew Campbell
4.23 avg rating — 6,033 ratings 87. 
The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
by:
Jim Carrier
3.92 avg rating — 371 ratings 87. 
Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas 3.22 avg rating — 1,624 ratings
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Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists
by:
Donna Seaman
3.66 avg rating — 89 ratings 91. 
Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History
by:
Nick Ward
4.16 avg rating — 836 ratings 91. 
Whales and Nations: Environmental Diplomacy on the High Seas (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Maiden Voyages: Women and the Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel
by:
Siân Evans
3.74 avg rating — 1,068 ratings 94. 
Challenging the Pacific: The First Woman to Row the Kon-Tiki Route
by:
Maud Fontenoy
3.74 avg rating — 77 ratings 94. 
Among the Mermaids: Facts, Myths, and Enchantments from the Sirens of the Sea
by:
Varla Ventura
3.45 avg rating — 137 ratings 94. 
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Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas
by:
Abby Sunderland
3.86 avg rating — 319 ratings 
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Pacific Lady: The First Woman to Sail Solo across the World's Largest Ocean 4.14 avg rating — 65 ratings