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A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanial G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Many of the closely guarded secrets of Captain Nat, the great master, are revealed in these pages. Fully illustrated with historical photos and boat designs.
List of contents
Chapter 1: The Time and the Place
Chapter 2: Captain Nat's Ancestors
Chapter 3: The Herreshoffs
Chapter 4: Captain Nat's Education
Chapter 5: The First Designs of N. G. Herreshoff
Chapter 6: Captain Nat Forms a Partnership with His Brother John
Chapter 7: Captain Nat's Home Life
Chapter 8: Captain Nat's Methods of Designing
Chapter 9: The Works of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Chapter 10: Captain Nat's Designs of the Eighteen-Nineties
Chapter 11: Designs from 1900 to 1910
Chapter 12: Captain Nat's Designs Between 1910 and 1920
Chapter 13: Captain Nat's Later Designs
Chapter 14: Mr. Herreshoff's Later Life and Friends
Chapter 15: Some of Captain Nat's Accomplishments
Appendix Partial List of Herreshoff-Built Boats
About the author
L. Francis Herreshoff, a great designer in his own right, wrote a fascinating biography of his father. He was also the author of The Compleat Cruiser, one of the enduring classics of American sailing literature.
Summary
A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanial G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Many of the closely guarded secrets of Captain Nat, the great master, are revealed in these pages. Fully illustrated with historical photos and boat designs.
