Boston: Little Brown, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - Eight men aboard a replica of 2000 year old Chinese junk attempt to prove that ancient mariners once voyaged from Asia to Central and South America. Translated by Rita and Robert Kimber. Illustrated with full color photographs.

New York: The Viking Press, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of one of the largest voyages of discovery in the history of the world and the last such all-sail convoy. Under the Command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, and despite losing two ships and 71 men, the expedition -which included botanists, geologists, biologists and mapmakers - logged 87,000 miles, discovered a new Southern continent which Wilkes named Antarctica, surveyed 280 Pacific islands and created 180 charts and collected thousands of specimens which eventually became the foundation of the Smithsonian Institution. Solidly researched and a fascinating story. Illustrated with drawings and maps, Notes, selected bibliography, index. 452 pp. ISBN: 0-67003231X.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1936). Hardcover - Originally published in 1914 as 'The Pirate Shark,' this is a boy's adventure novel by this prolific journalist and writer, set in the Pacific and in the waters off of Malaysia. Includes a visit to Honolulu by the two boys - Mart Judson, a young mechanic who goes on the voyage as wireless operator - and Bob Hollinger, the son of the millionaire owner of the yacht. 224 pp. plus excerpts from 3 other books.