The History Of American Sailing Ships

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Description from the book jacket of "The History of American Sailing Ships" published by Bonanza Books: This is the first complete history ever published of the development of the various types of sailing vessels and rigs in America from the earliest Colonial craft down to and including modern racing and cruising yachts. For more than three hundred years ships have been built on the coasts, rivers, and lakes of America. From the time of the American Revolution up to the clipper-ship era, the ship types developed on this continent had a modifying influence, if indeed they did not revolutionize ship construction all over the world. This extraordinary nautical development made the United States mis-tress of the seas for over a generation. But never has the whole story been told in a single volume until now. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS traces the development of American ships, their design, build, and the men who made them. It is more than a romance of America on the sea; it is an authoritative account of a vital phase of our national history, told from an original point of view by a professional naval architect who knows sailing ships thoroughly. Lincoln Colcord, eminent nautical historian, writes: "Chapelle in my opinion has the soundest ideas on the history of naval architecture and the development of American ship types of any man writing on the subject today-his volume on the Baltimore clipper in the Marine Research Society series was of first importance. He is applying creative imagination to the study of a highly technical as well as controversial field, and the results, while they may demolish some sentimental traditions, will be of permanent historical value." The book presents more than two hundred plans, perspectives, and sketches, by the author, George C. Wales and Henry Rusk, and contemporary paintings and photographs. This important collection of illustrative material will add immeasurably to the reader's pleasure and knowledge. For sailing ship enthusiasts this volume is a classic in its field. No collection of nautical books and Americana will be complete without it. Model makers have here a mine of information and material and an authentic guide. The yachtsman will find it a never-ending source of interest, and the background to the tradition which he is carrying on. To the landlubber it appeals as one of the most fascinating ship books ever written, the true story of American ships and the men who built and sailed them. BONANZA BOOKS a division of Crown Publishers, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South New York, N.Y. 10016 ORPOO185O

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Other Editions

• The History Of American Sailing ShipsHardcoverRandom House Value Publishing1988-05-25
• The history of American sailing shipsHardcoverW. W. Norton & company1935-01-01
• The History of American Sailing ShipsW.W. Norton ;1946-01-01