Authors Las - Lav
Laskier, Frank (1912-1949)
Log Book. Allen & Unwin, 1942. 109 pages
A fictionalized account of merchant service, WW II German attack, and harrowing survival by a British mechant seaman who in real life survived the sinking of a tanker in 1940, came back for training as a Merchant Seaman Gunner, and was one of a handful of survivors when his next ship was sunk by the ADMIRAL SCHEER early in 1941; he lost part of a leg as a result, and while in England waiting for a prosthesis told his story on the BBC. He shipped out once more, and apparently wrote the book in Halifax in 1942. The protagonist is named simply Jack, and his full seagoing career is set down briefly: he runs away to sea at twelve, learns his trade on a variety of vessels on various oceans (meeting several of his seagoing brothers along the way), suffers various adventures and misadventures and finally survives the sinking of the COURAGEOUS by a nameless surface raider - the only truly convincing part of the narrative - and the book ends with Jack in his mother's parlor, new wife Betty at his side along with four brothers, about to tell his story into a radio microphone.
Unseen Harbour. J.B. Lippincott, 1947. 319 pages
In the wake of the Second World War, the merchant ship MV Francis Hall sails from England across the Atlantic. With a crew still scarred by the traumas of the recent conflict, it is a journey that will challenge them all.
The Siren Sea. W.H. Allen, 1953. 304 pages
Action in The Devil's Triangle. Completed by John Harris [q.v.] after Lasiker's death.
Latham, Jean Lee (1902-1995)
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch. Houghton Mifflin, 1955. 251 pages
Fictionalized biography of Nathaniel Bowditch. A young boy joins the privateer HENRY, works his way up to captain. For young readers. Newberry Award winner. A classic.
Drake : the Man they Called a Pirate. Harper & Row, 1960. 278 pages
Man of the Monitor; the story of John Ericsson. Harper, 1962. 231 pages
Novel about John Ericsson, creator of the Civil War ironclad MONITOR. For young readers.
Far Voyager : the story of James Cook. Harper & Row, 1970. 224 pages
Lathrop, West
Unwilling Pirate. Random House, 1951. 277 pages
Even when he is captured by pirates off Cape Cod in 1720, a seven-year-old boy continues to search for his missing father through his long ordeal of being maltreated and lost at sea
Laumer, Keith (1925-1993)
The Drowned Queen (The Avengers #6). Berkley, 1968. 127 pages
A combination luxury liner / submarine is sabotaged on its maiden voyage. Mr. Steed and Emma Peel's sucessor Tara King save the day.
Laurie-Long, E. (Ernest) (1886-1969)
Lizzie Collins
Port of Destination. Eldon, 1933. 285 pages
Purser's Mate. Ward, Lock, 1938. 320 pages
Unhappy Ship. Ward, Lock, 1951. 253 pages
Captain Flynn
Flynn of the Martagon. Eldon, 1934. 284 pages
Flynn A. B.. Ward, Lock, 1936. 320 pages
Young Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1937. 288 pages
The Fortunes of Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1938. 319 pages
Captain Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1939. 288 pages
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Son of Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1942. 320 pages
The Vengeance of Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1942. 256 pages
Flynn's Sampler. Ward, Lock, 1945. 224 pages
Lieutenant Flynn, R.N. Ward, Lock, 1948. 256 pages
Captain Flynn (Ret'd). Ward, Lock, 1950. 255 pages
Ould Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1953. 222 pages
The Blindness of Flynn. Ward, Lock, 1959. 190 pages
Captain Flynn, Sheriff. Ward, Lock, 1962. 190 pages
As They Rise. Ward, Lock, 1934. 256 pages
Foul Hawsers. Ward, Lock, 1935. 318 pages
On Schedule. Ward, Lock, 1935. 320 pages
Two Little Ships. Ward, Lock, 1935. 256 pages
Seconds and Thirds. Ward, Lock, 1936. 320 pages
The Schooner 'Sybil'. Ward, Lock, 1936. 254 pages
A Cumsha Cruise. Ward, Lock, 1937. 255 pages
Live Lumber. Ward, Lock, 1937. 288 pages
Sea Dust. Ward, Lock, 1938. 255 pages
Sea Range. Ward, Lock, 1939. 288 pages
Storm Canvas. Ward, Lock, 1939. 318 pages
Double Banked. Ward, Lock, 1940. 309 pages
Anchor's Aweigh. Ward, Lock, 1940. 316 pages
Buoyed Cables. Ward, Lock, 1941. 320 pages
The Ghost of the Dunsany. Ward, Lock, 1941. 314 pages
Opium Clipper. Ward, Lock, 1942. 255 pages
Deep Channels. Ward, Lock, 1943. 224 pages
The Galleys of St. John. Ward, Lock, 1943. 256 pages
A Saga of the Cliffs. Fishermen. Ward, Lock, 1944. 224 pages
The Trials of the Phideas. Ward Lock, 1944. 224 pages
A novel about the delivery voyage of a paddle steamer from the UK to South America.
Carried Away. Ward, Lock, 1945. 222 pages
Clear Round. Ward, Lock, 1946. 220 pages
Gauges Steady : a Romance of Early P. & O. Days. Ward, Lock, 1946. 255 pages
The Crew of L.C. 454. Ward, Lock, 1947. 224 pages
'Way Aloft. Ward, Lock, 1947. 246 pages
The Strong Room of the Sutro. Ward, Lock, 1948. 240 pages
Abaft 'midships. Ward, Lock, 1949. 256 pages
Lumber Ship. Ward, Lock, 1949. 223 pages
Four in a Fairlead. Ward, Lock, 1950. 256 pages
The Haven of St. Garth. Ward, Lock, 1951. 253 pages
Gold Ballast. Ward, Lock, 1952. 253 pages
A Chief in Embryo. Ward, Lock, 1953. 221 pages
Dope Ship. Ward, Lock, 1954. 221 pages
Flat Aback. Ward, Lock, 1954. 206 pages
Coolie Tramp. Ward, Lock, 1955. 191 pages
The Gabbart Destiny. Ward, Lock, 1955. 192 pages
The Lugger Audace. Ward, Lock, 1956. 189 pages
River Passage. Ward, Lock, 1956. 191 pages
Crime Cruise. Ward, Lock, 1957. 192 pages
A Curtailed Voyage. Ward, Lock, 1957. 223 pages
Madam Captain. Ward, Lock, 1958. 191 pages
Trawl Adrift. Ward, Lock, 1958. 190 pages
High Noon To High Noon. Ward, Lock, 1959. 191 pages
The Masters of Kaolina. Ward, Lock, 1959. 190 pages
Surgeons Adrift. Ward, Lock, 1960. 191 pages
Cabine De Luxe. Ward, Lock, 1961. 192 pages
The Good Ship Rajah. Ward, Lock, 1961. 189 pages
Hunslett's Yard. Ward, Lock, 1962. 187 pages
Loot Curran, R.N. Ward, Lock, 1963. 187 pages
Open Roadsteads. Ward, Lock, 1963. 190 pages
In Full Commission. Ward, Lock, 1964. 191 pages
Laurie, Maxwell
A Young Man at Sea: an Adventure in Courage. Doubleday, Doran, 1931. 314 pages
Lavallee, David
Event 1000. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. 279 pages
A submarine sunk by a collision is trapped 1,300 ft down while everyone tries to help. Made into the movie "Grey Lady Down".