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"Giovanni Trincanato has brought ruin to the shipyard he inherited from his father and when a worker he fires hangs himself on the construction site, Inspector Montalbano is called to the scene. In short order, the inspector loses his temper with the crass Giovanni, delivers a slap to his face, and unfortunately, it wont be the last he sees of Trincanato. Meanwhile, a mysterious schooner called Halcyon shows up in the harbor, seemingly deserted except...
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American Girl Publishing
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2012.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Caroline's father has just returned when they receive frightening news--British warships are sailing to attack Sackets Harbor. Every grown man, including Papa, has been called to defend the village. Mama and Caroline are left alone to guard Abbott's Shipyard as the battlefront draws ever closer. Caroline knows she must be brave to keep Papa's shipyard safe. But when the battle seems lost, Mama gives her a terrible order: burn the shipyard to the ground....
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"In WWII Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt assumes the identity of a common shipyard worker, rowing messages to Sweden for the Resistance. His life depends on keeping his secret hidden-a task that proves challenging when he meets Else Jensen, an American physicist who seems to see right through him"--
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"Life is definitely not easy for 32-year-old Rosie O'Doyle Keefe, but she can handle working in New York City's World War II shipyards-until her foreman winds up dead-right after she rebuffed his "requirements" for a promotion. Never one to sit back and hope for the best, Rosie discovers that everyone who knew the foreman had good reasons to kill him off. She also finds that she has a surprise ally in the darkly handsome police lieutenant Jack Riordan....
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Dorrance Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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During World War II there was a shipyard at Providence, Rhode Island. It was created in a great hurry as a temporary facility to support the war effort. Unlike several established New England boat yards that were converted to produce small military craft instead of meticulous pleasure yachts or fishing boats, the Providence yard was entirely new and was designed to build large ocean going vessels. With the passage of time, it is apparent that knowledge...
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Publication ; 21
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Published for the Portsmouth Marine Society by Peter E. Randall
Pub. Date
[1995]
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English
12) Facing the enemy
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American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Caroline knows that in order to fight the British, her village desperately needs its shipyards and supply boats, and she will do whatever it takes to keep them out of enemy hands. Later, while helping on her uncle's farm, Caroline discovers that the war brings dangers there, too.