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Chesapeake Bay Schooners
Quentin Snedike
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Description for Chesapeake Bay Schooners
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 212 b/w photos. BIC Classification: WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 930.
Chesapeake Bay Schooners focuses on the evolution of a uniquely American vessel from its European origins to the shipyards and waters of the bay, where it was perfected. This story of the schooners began with the handy colonial schooner, with the search for speed culminating in the creation of the graceful Baltimore clipper. These swift, sharp-built vessels of the Chesapeake gave rise to countless tales of high adventure and romance. No other book has chronicled the history of the commercial schooner, including its economic and social aspects. The authors spent hours interviewing maritime historians, and relied heavily ... Read more
Chesapeake Bay Schooners focuses on the evolution of a uniquely American vessel from its European origins to the shipyards and waters of the bay, where it was perfected. This story of the schooners began with the handy colonial schooner, with the search for speed culminating in the creation of the graceful Baltimore clipper. These swift, sharp-built vessels of the Chesapeake gave rise to countless tales of high adventure and romance. No other book has chronicled the history of the commercial schooner, including its economic and social aspects. The authors spent hours interviewing maritime historians, and relied heavily ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870335082
SKU
V9780870335082
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
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