Gloucester on the wind
America's greatest fishing port in the days of sail
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Word Count
39,500 words, Guess
Page Count
158 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100752400797
- ISBN-139780752400792
- LibraryThing1188471
- Goodreads3624543
- Library of Congress Control Number96102348
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number34116079
- Better World Books9780752400792
- Better World BooksW8-AXS-439
- Open LibraryOL1026971M
Classifications
- DDC974.4/5
- LCCF74.G5 G323 1995
- LCCF74.G5G323 1995
Description
Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. Originally founded by a fishing company from Dorchester, England, in 1623, Gloucester has always been linked to fishing and the sea. By 1870 Gloucester was the leading fishing port in the Western Hemisphere, and its great fleet of fast, white-winged schooners ranged deep into the heart of the Atlantic in search of cod, haddock, halibut, and mackerel. These stunningly beautiful ships and the hardy men who sailed them made “Gloucester” an evocation of courage, perseverance, and seamanship unique in America’s maritime heritage.--
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Series Statement
- Images of America
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