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Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes and Bugeyes
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Description for Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes and Bugeyes
Hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages, 158 b/w photos, illus & 1 map. BIC Classification: WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 802.
For generations, vessels built on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay have been famous among seafaring peoples of Europe and America. In Maryland and Virginia, the two states which confine the bay, the master shipwrights have always been experimental designers of sturdy vessels for use wherever speed has been the prime requirement. Some, like the Baltimore clipper, have become world famous. Little note has been made, however, of other types of craft, even though their utility and length of service have been considerably longer. This volume redresses that oversight. Brewington traces the history of log canoes and bugeyes, providing meticulous ... Read more
For generations, vessels built on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay have been famous among seafaring peoples of Europe and America. In Maryland and Virginia, the two states which confine the bay, the master shipwrights have always been experimental designers of sturdy vessels for use wherever speed has been the prime requirement. Some, like the Baltimore clipper, have become world famous. Little note has been made, however, of other types of craft, even though their utility and length of service have been considerably longer. This volume redresses that oversight. Brewington traces the history of log canoes and bugeyes, providing meticulous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870330117
SKU
V9780870330117
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Brewington Mv
M. V. Brewington (1902–1974) was a native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as were his forebears who settled there in 1669. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he followed his family footsteps into the banking business, but during collegiate summers, he shipped out to sea. His lifelong interest in the sea and seafaring became his career and hobby. ... Read more
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