Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608934500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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William Donnell Crooker, one of the principal figures in “Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs,” was his great-great grandfather.. After two years as foreign affairs director for Sen. He serves on the board of directors of Maine’s First Ship, a non-profit organization building a reconstruction of Virginia, one of the first ships built in America at Popham Beach in 1608. Frederic
Charles McC. Hill was a reporter, correspondent and editorial writer forThe Baltimore Sun from 1965 to 1985, including tours in London and Paris, covering Europe and southern Africa. After two years as foreign affairs director for Sen. Mathias, Jr., he joined the State Department in 1986 and established the Office of Special Programs, which conducted policy planning exercises and roundtable discussions on political/military, economic, and global issues.A native of Maine and graduate of Bowdoin College, he and his wife Marguerite live in Arrowsic, Maine and B
bad luck, changing economic conditions and holding a grudge Christian Potholm To the first rank of Maine and New England maritime historians and engaging story tellers – here Richard Winslow, W.H. Bunting, and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. and many others – add the name of Frederick B. Hill. His latest volume, Ships, Swindlers and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Sh. Jim Spencer on Cape Cod said Excellent history of a major shipbuilding enterprise in Maine. This is a fascinating history of one of the most successful shipbuilding families in the Maine city that was, at that time in the nineteenth century, building more wooden sailing ships than any other. It is detailed and meticulously researched but very enjoyable to read. The reasons for the success of the compan. Amazon Customer said You won’t put it down easily.. Hold onto your hat as this piece of history sails into stormy seas navigating through back-stabbing partnerships, intrigue, deceit and financial ruin with a splash of humor nonetheless!Rich with exhaustive research of Bath Maine’s wooden ship-building history, Frederic B. Hill weaves together a yarn filled
Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time