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Author Morris, Paul C.

Title American sailing coasters of the North Atlantic / by Paul C. Morris. With a foreword by Edouard A. Stackpole.

Publication Info. Chardon, Ohio : Bloch and Osborn Pub. Co., [1973]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  387 MO    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  623.8224 MOR    Check Shelf
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.
Coastwise shipping -- United States.
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