Author: William A. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region
Author: William A. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region
Author: William A. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Regions
Author: William A. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937410097
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937410097
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region
Author: William A. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs
Author: Frederic B. Hill
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608934519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608934519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.
A Shipyard in Maine
Author: Ralph Linwood Snow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, a new firm was established in Bath, Maine, at a time when established yards in the City of Ships were turning to steel construction. Percy & Small would set unrivaled records for wooden shipbuilding and ship management, launching 22 giant five-- and six--masted schooners (along with 16 four--masters) in two decades. Not just builders, Percy & Small also demonstrated an unusual knack for making money as managing owners of a large fleet of schooners, and the stories of their ships are told in these pages in wonderful detail. Doug Lee's meticulously researched construction drawings add immeasurably to the technical information presented in this book. Maritime enthusiasts and modelmakers will find a wealth of information here.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, a new firm was established in Bath, Maine, at a time when established yards in the City of Ships were turning to steel construction. Percy & Small would set unrivaled records for wooden shipbuilding and ship management, launching 22 giant five-- and six--masted schooners (along with 16 four--masters) in two decades. Not just builders, Percy & Small also demonstrated an unusual knack for making money as managing owners of a large fleet of schooners, and the stories of their ships are told in these pages in wonderful detail. Doug Lee's meticulously researched construction drawings add immeasurably to the technical information presented in this book. Maritime enthusiasts and modelmakers will find a wealth of information here.
Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding
Author: Nathan Lipfert
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608936821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
From the moment colonists at Popham launched the first ship constructed in the New World in 1608, Maine has been a shipbuilding powerhouse. Celebrating the bicentennial of Maine, historian Nathan Lipfert, in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Museum explores the rich history of Maine shipbuilding. Though concentrating primarily on shipbuilding activity in the two centuries since statehood, the book begins with pre-1820 activity, including native canoe-making (the oldest known birchbark canoe is in a Maine museum) and colonial-period shipbuilding. Covering the entire coast, this rich visual history focuses on the industry and the vessels produced, highlighting Maine’s national and international importance in shipbuilding over the past two centuries, and its continuing relevance to national security, the fisheries, yachting and harbor craft.
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608936821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
From the moment colonists at Popham launched the first ship constructed in the New World in 1608, Maine has been a shipbuilding powerhouse. Celebrating the bicentennial of Maine, historian Nathan Lipfert, in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Museum explores the rich history of Maine shipbuilding. Though concentrating primarily on shipbuilding activity in the two centuries since statehood, the book begins with pre-1820 activity, including native canoe-making (the oldest known birchbark canoe is in a Maine museum) and colonial-period shipbuilding. Covering the entire coast, this rich visual history focuses on the industry and the vessels produced, highlighting Maine’s national and international importance in shipbuilding over the past two centuries, and its continuing relevance to national security, the fisheries, yachting and harbor craft.
Creating Portland
Author: Joseph A. Conforti
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584654490
Category : Portland (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The only comprehensive study of Portland s history, culture, and people."
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584654490
Category : Portland (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The only comprehensive study of Portland s history, culture, and people."
Nominating Historic Vessels and Shipwrecks to the National Register of Historic Places
Author: James P. Delgado
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic ships
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic ships
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920
Author: Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786471123
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s spurred on by the California Gold Rush of 1849. Not only are the career details of such noted ships as the Flying Cloud and Challenge discussed in detail, but they are also put in context with the times in which they operated. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail, as are the men, and a woman in one instance, who commanded and manned these ships. The book documents the roles that owners and shipping agents played, what kinds of cargo the ships carried worldwide and the unusual trades in which they participated.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786471123
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s spurred on by the California Gold Rush of 1849. Not only are the career details of such noted ships as the Flying Cloud and Challenge discussed in detail, but they are also put in context with the times in which they operated. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail, as are the men, and a woman in one instance, who commanded and manned these ships. The book documents the roles that owners and shipping agents played, what kinds of cargo the ships carried worldwide and the unusual trades in which they participated.