When a writer dies, does the character of his well known series live on....

John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee is one such character. 

 

 Recently, Maynard MacDonald, the writer's son  provided  an in depth explanation of how and why the MacDonald estate came to their decision regarding the future of  Travis McGee.

Kizington Books.com

The Legacy of Travis McGee



My idea of a picker's paradise.....

So many books!

 

 



EYES OF THE FLEET

 

 

CRUISERS
by
Anthony Preston
1938-2004 

 

Can Be Found at MugZee's Vintage Books

 



The cruiser has fought in many famous naval battles, yet few know their true function as a warship.

The word "cruising" was used in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century to describe independent operations by a single ship, unattached to any squadron.  "Cruizer" were usually frigates, sometimes smaller sloops and brigs.

The essential meaning of the word was a description of function, not a classification of a ship-type.

The cruiser's main task was to catch commerce raiding warships and to prey on enemy shipping.

Source
Cruisers
by Anthony Preston