Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding

Informationen zum Autor By Nathan Lipfert Klappentext From the moment colonists at Popham launched the first ship constructed in the New World in 1608, Maine has been a shipbuilding powerhouse. Celebrating the bicentennial of Maine, historian Nathan Lipfert, in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Museum explores the rich history of Maine shipbuilding. Though concentrating primarily on shipbuilding activity in the two centuries since statehood, the book begins with pre-1820 activity, including native canoe-making (the oldest known birchbark canoe is in a Maine museum) and colonial-period shipbuilding. Covering the entire coast, this rich visual history focuses on the industry and the vessels produced, highlighting Maine’s national and international importance in shipbuilding over the past two centuries, and its continuing relevance to national security, the fisheries, yachting and harbor craft. Zusammenfassung Covering the entire coast, this rich visual history focuses on the industry and the vessels produced, highlighting Maine’s national and international importance in shipbuilding over the past two centuries, and its continuing relevance to national security, the fisheries, yachting and harbor craft.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Lipfert
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781608936816
• ISBN: 978-1-60893-681-6
• No. of pages: 544
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Maine, HISTORY / Military / Naval, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, maritime history, Local History, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Shipbuilding industry, Industrialisation and industrial history, Vehicle and transport manufacturing industries