Title |
American sailing coasters of the North Atlantic / by Paul C. Morris. With a foreword by Edouard A. Stackpole. |
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Publication Info. |
Chardon, Ohio : Bloch and Osborn Pub. Co., [1973] |
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Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department
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387 MO |
Check Shelf |
Portland Public Library - Adult Department
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623.8224 MOR |
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Description |
xvi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 205-207. |
Contents |
The colonial period -- Pirates -- The rise of the packets -- The early 1800's -- From a two-master to a three-master -- The evolution of the four-master -- The magnificent fives -- The big ten plus one -- The mighty Thomas W. Lawson -- The last to be built -- Let's build a schooner -- Some builders and their vessels -- The shipowners -- The dangers of the trade -- The men and the trades -- Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum -- The land boom and goodbye. |
Subject |
Coasters (Ships) -- United States.
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Coastwise shipping -- United States.
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