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Maritime and Literary Lectures


Honorariums and expenses are based on geographic location/travel.  I give talks all over the world.  
The thirty-four topics available include...


Historical naval subjects
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- GUERRE DE COURSE --the Confederate Navy's global war

- THE TROPICAL WAR --the naval Civil War in SW Florida

- THE SOUTHERNMOST WAR --the naval Civil War in Florida

- BLOOD MONEY --the Caribbean's (and Europe's) influence  on the American Civil War

- THE SWORD OF KEY WEST --the attempt to forcibly exile Key West's Rebel civilians

- BLOOD MONEY --the Caribbean's (and Europe's) influence on the American Civil War

- HITTING HOME --the Confederate naval raid on New England

- DETRITUS OF WAR --Civil War shipwrecks in SW Florida

- THE OCEAN OUTPOST --Key West in the Civil War

- THE PATRIOT & THE WIDOW --a tale of Useppa Island in the Civil War

- FORGOTTEN COUSIN --famous Confederate raider's Union cousins fought in Florida

- YELLOW JACK! --how a disease disabled the East Gulf Blockading Squadron in 1864

- LUCKY SHIP, MYSTERIOUS DEATH --the tale of a Union warship sunk in SW Florida

- THE LAST MAN TO DIE --the Civil War's last great sea battle, in the Straits of Florida

- THE GREAT ESCAPE --The Confederate government's escape through Florida

- OCEAN RAIDERS OF THE PACIFIC --British, Confederate, and German raiders

- WAR OF THE PACIFIC --1880--South America's great naval war that changed history

- BRAVE MEN & IRON TUBES --global efforts at operational submarines, 1865-1885

- THE DARK YEARS --the US Navy's demise from 1866 to 1890


General maritime subjects:

- MODERN PIRACY--where it is, the war against it, and my personal experience with it

- GROG!--a drinking story of the most famous liquor at sea

- SEA SHANTEYS--the music of the sea

- SAILOR TALK--the language of the sea

- FROM SAIL TO STEAM--how the advent of steam changed lives at sea

- THE GREAT ARMADA--the Spanish treasure fleet system around the world

- IRON MEN & WOODEN YACHTS--the first yachtsmen on the SW Florida coast

- WHAT'S IN A NAME--namesakes of the SW Florida coast

- TAMING THE INSIDE PASSAGE--the story of the first ICW in SW Florida

- FROM BARRELS TO CONTAINERS--how ship containerization changed the world


Literary subjects:

- PLANNING YOUR WRITING CAREER --getting a productive career underway

- WRITING ABOUT THE SEA --the unique culture of ships, sailors, and the sea

- MARKETING YOURSELF AND YOUR WORK --innovative ways to get the word out

- WOW...DID I WRITE THAT? --motivation geared for school students of various levels

- GETTING INTO CHARACTER --life lessons learned researching & writing around the world

 


 

 

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