Maine Lobster Boat - History of an Iconic Fishing Vessel

Filled with colorful characters, old maritime tales, and fascinating details, this a definitive look at the origins and lore of Maine's most ubiquitous vessel.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note: A Few Words on “Downeast”

Foreword: The Evolution of the Maine Lobster Boat

Preface: The Wooden Boat as a Living Creature

Introduction: The Smell of Cedar

Peter Kass

Will Frost

Bert Frost

Harold Gower

Doug Dodge

The Lowells

Riley Beal and Clinton Beal

Richard Alley and Clifford Alley

Willis Beal

Osmond Beal and Isaac Beal

Calvin Beal, Jr.

Ernest Libby, Jr.

Bunker, Ellis, and Newman

The Riches

The Stanleys

Glenn Holland

The Fastest Lobster Boat Race in the World

Bibliography

About the Author

About the author

By Daniel Sheldon Lee

Summary

Filled with colorful characters, old maritime tales, and fascinating details, this a definitive look at the origins and lore of Maine's most ubiquitous vessel.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Sheldon Lee
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781684750047
• ISBN: 978-1-68475-004-7
• No. of pages: 508
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > General, dictionaries, handbooks; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Maine, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Local History, History of the Americas, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest