Tancook Schooners
Download or Read eBook Tancook Schooners PDF written by Wayne M. O'Leary and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1994-09-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Wayne M. O'Leary |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 1994-09-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773564626 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773564624 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tancook Schooners by : Wayne M. O'Leary
Book excerpt: Wayne O'Leary provides detailed descriptions of how the schooners were conceived and perfected, and paints a vivid picture of life on Tancook from the late eighteenth century into the twentieth century. He shows how national and international developments affected the lives of the Tancook Islanders and the character and uses of the vessel for which they became famous. He also includes many stories about individual builders and a wealth of photographs and drawings. The Tancook Schooners will be of interest to maritime enthusiasts as well as maritime, economic, and social historians.
