A Shipyard in Maine: Percy & Small and the Great Schooners

by Ralph Linwood Snow, Douglas K. Lee

Overview

The Bath shipyard of Percy & Small set unrivaled records for wooden shipbuilding, and the stories of their ships are told in wonderful detail—launchings, daring captains, collisions, dismastings, fires, enemy submarines. Maritime enthusiasts and model makers will find a wealth of information here, particularly in Doug Lee's meticulously researched drawings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884482734
Publisher:	Tilbury House Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2005
Pages:	434
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Snow is former director of the Maine Maritime Museum and the Maritime Museum Association of San Diego.

Capt. Douglas K. Lee, schooner captain, schooner designer, and schooner builder, is co-researcher and technical contributor.

Editorial Reviews

...gets the highest marks for exhaustive research, readability, and beautiful presentation...this is a book for the ages.

Maine Sunday Telegram

Outstanding Academic Titles.

Choice

...a hefty, handsome book, easily the best study of maritime history in Maine to come our way in a long time.

Peter H. Spectre

...gets the highest marks for exhaustive research, readability, and beautiful presentation. The illustrations alone would be worth the cover price...this is a book for the ages.

William David Barry