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The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine
  • ISBN-13: 9781630763589
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: DOWN EAST BOOKS
  • By Frederic B. Hill
  • Price: AUD $44.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/07/2019
  • Format: Paperback (232.00mm X 150.00mm) 304 pages Weight: 494g
  • Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]
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Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.
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