American Small Sailing Craft: Their Design, Development and Construction
A record of America’s disappearing working sailboats
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A record of America’s disappearing working sailboats
Originally published in 1951, this hardcover study documents American small sailing craft with attention to their design, development, and construction. Howard I. Chapelle centers working boats that were already becoming scarce, preserving a maritime record shaped by practical use as well as boatbuilding history. Its subject reaches beyond individual vessels to trace a fleet whose forms and methods were in danger of being lost from view.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Small-boat builders and sailing-craft enthusiasts
- Readers interested in American maritime history
- Shipbuilding and boat-design researchers
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