Bibliograph

Nautical Newburyport, a history of captains, clipper ships and the Coast Guard, Dyke Hendrickson

Type

Label

Nautical Newburyport, a history of captains, clipper ships and the Coast Guard, Dyke Hendrickson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140)

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nautical Newburyport

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

962233253

Responsibility statement

Dyke Hendrickson

Sub title

a history of captains, clipper ships and the Coast Guard

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the birth of a maritime community -- Shipbuilding on the Merrimack -- The perils of the sea -- Tawdry times on the old waterfront -- Crossing the Atlantic in 1760 -- Captains courageous: notes on bluewater skippers -- A Newburyporter sails for the gold rush -- Memories of a seaman who started as a child -- A seaside girl remembers captains in the neighborhood -- Now let us praise famous women -- Women sail to Calcutta and Bombay on the Elcano, 1875-76 -- Captain's wife remembers maritime Newburyport -- You needed luck if you went fishing -- The Coast Guard got its start here -- Age of sail is gone but the mansions remain

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