The American Fishing Schooners, 1825-1935
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039303755X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 688 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Chapelle's notebooks. From the Back Cover The history of the development of the unique vessels built for the New England fishing industry from colonial days to the first third of the twentieth century is here recounted by the leading authority on the subject. It covers scores of items of hull construction and equipment, rigging and gear, color and carving, and includes notes by the builders and riggers themselves, in fact, everything that could be recorded about these crafts, then fast-disappearing. The designers, builders, and crews are also discussed. Mr. This book traces the evolution of the American fishing schooner from the eighteenth century to the last working and racing schooners of the mid-193
. He is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Hope. Taking more naturally to New England's saltwater traditions than its academic ones, he became a carpenter and builder of wooden boats before launching WoodenBoat magazine from a cabin in Maine in 1974. In the wake of that magazine's international success and influence, Wilson sensed an opportunity to create a new magazine that could furth
"Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Found everything I was looking for!. A classic book on American fishing schooner design A Customer This is the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject. It was penned by one of America's premier historians of 19th Century Naval Architecture.It is doubtful that a finer book will ever be written on the subject of American fishing schooners.It was a classic when I was a boy, and it is still a classic.No student of 19th Century Maritime history should . "The ultimate history of the design of the fishing schooners." according to A Customer. Howard Chapelle, the dean of American watercraft historians completed this final work a few years before his death. Not particularly rich in "sea lore", it is nonetheless the standard resource regarding this American arche-type of design. Enhanced with numerous photographs, lines drawings and sketches of rigging and deck gear, it is a valuable resource. It is a
An important feature of the book is its illustrated glossary-appendix, which covers items of hull construction and equipment, rigging and gear, colour and carving, and includes notes by the builders and riggers themselves. The evolution of the American fishing schooner from the 18th century to the last working and racing schooners of the mid-1930s is recounted in this book. The designers, builders and crews are discussed, and 137 plans of schooners show graphically the development of the type.