Essex Shipbuilding (MA) (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738510823 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Featuring the photograph collection of Dana A. From sturdy little Chebacco boats to the tough but graceful fishing schooners that plied the Grand Banks, Essex vessels became known throughout the maritime world as swift and strong fishermen, and Essex shipbuilding became synonymous with craftsmanship of the highest order. Thebaud, and the high-lining fishermen Elsie and Adventure. Essex Shipbuilding also depicts these vessels at sea-fishing, racing, or pursuing more unusual work, from Arctic exploration to naval service in both world wars to rumrunning during Prohibition.. More than four thousand ships slid down the ways destined for ports such as Gloucester, Boston, and New York. Story, Essex Shipbuilding illustrates the firms of A.D. Essex Shipbuilding recalls an era when dozens of vessels in different stages of construction lined the Essex River and the shipyard gangs worked six days a week, year-round, in any weather. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, the industry had vanished and this extraordinary chapter in American maritime history was closed. For three centuries, shipbuilding flourished in Essex, a small village wra
She holds a master's degree in United States social and cultural history from Tufts University and has spent much time researching the immigrant fishing communities of Gloucester in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. . About the Author Courtney Ellis Peckham is the manager of collections and research at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum
"A wonderful blend of facts and photographs" according to A Customer. Courtney E. Peckham is the curator of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum and is therefore uniquely qualified to write a text on Essex shipbuilding. The compilation of her research is based on recently donated rare photographs and manuscripts related to shipbuilding in the tiny town of Essex, Massachusetts. Sailors, woodworkers, boatbuilders, historians, and general readers will enjoy both the narrative style of the text and the beautifully reproduced rare photographs. There are several books about Essex shipbuilding, notably by Mr. Essex ship building book John M. Boutchia Jr. This is a great book, had pictures of my family members in it & explained a lot about what went on in Essex Ma. ship building in that error. Richard A. MacKinnon said Top Notch Story {no pun Intended} with Wonderful Photos. This is a very appealing story with great photos. I live near Essex yet knew little of what went on there. The entire town was an industry and it is amazing to see boats built in what could be many peoples' backyards. The fact that so many skilled workers worked into their dotage contrasts sharply with the modern view on worker tenure at a job or with a company.
Courtney Ellis Peckham is the manager of collections and research at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum. She holds a master's degree in United States social and cultural history from Tufts University and has spent much time researching the immigrant fishing communities of Gloucester in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.