Lost Maine Coastal Schooners: From Glory Days to Ghost Ships
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00XQMVQZM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 466 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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NYminute1 said Very nice book! Well written and interesting reading. Very nice book! Well written and interesting reading , especially because my mom's side of the family was from an island off the coast of Portland Maine and I spent a lot of time there. I now live in Hampton roads Virginia so many of the areas referenced in the book I am very familiar with. I only wish the book was longer.. "interesting easy read" according to Beverly Godfrey. This was a quick and easy book to read. I found the information fascinating and reading this book leaves me wanting to learn more.. "too short" according to Warren. Good reference book lots of Maine references. Too short too little information. earlier book was a better read. Love the subject
The Carroll A. The Edward Lawrence, the last of the six-masters, became her own funeral pyre in Portland Harbor, burning to ash before everyone's eyes. With the advent of steam-powered craft, however, these elegant four-, five- or six-masted wooden ships became obsolete and vanished from the harbors and horizons. In this testament to the beauty of the Maine coastal region, maritime history enthusiast Ingrid Grenon tells the story of these magnificent relics of the bygone Age of Sail and celebrates the people who devoted their lives to the sea.. Deering washed ashore with no trace of her c
As a child growing up in a 1799 farmhouse in rural Maine, Ingrid Grenon was surrounded by history. Currently employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Grenon has a degree in psychology and a riding master's degree. She is a member of the Maine Maritime Museum, Boothbay Region Historical Society and the Hill-Stead Museum. . S
. Currently employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Grenon has a degree in psychology and a riding master's degree. She listened intently as she was told about those who fought in the Revolutionary War and about a great-great-great-grandfather who joined the Sixty-first Maine Infantry during the Civil War. She loved hearing stories about her Mayflower ancestors, who were both Saints and Strangers. She is also a published poet. She is also very proud of her great-great-great-grandfather, Captain William Peachey, who was lost at sea when his schooner sunk near Port