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Price: $191.82 as of 11/21/2009 20:18 EST
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9780760310021
ISBN: 0760310025
Label: MBI
Manufacturer: MBI
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: March 17, 2002
Publisher: MBI
Studio: MBI
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Product Description:
Around the turn of the century, the sailboat began to make the transition from work boat to pleasure boat. This definitive chronology of American sailboats from 1900 to 1970 provides an in-depth look at the evolution of recreational vessels created by prominent boatmakers.
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Reading this book was fun AND extremely educational. I was struck by the beauty of the photographs. The author weaves a tapestry about the experience and history of sailing that engages you in a unique manner. He captures the personalities of sailboats as well as those who love to sail them. The intricate relationship between history, economics, human nature and the drive to escape onto the water, comes to life in this well written book. My praise is so high that I have purchased copies for close ... Read More
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The American Sailboat was a pleasant surprise. I was interested in the history of small boats, wanting to find out more about the boats I sailed with my dad and brothers, like the Thistle, Penguin, Lightning, Scotsman, and a no name pram we built in our basement, our first sailboat. I found out it had a name. And the company and designer had a history, too. The chapter about the postwar boom of sailing by middle class folk - that was us. Good writing, outstanding photos, thorough research. The ... Read More
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Our family is all sailors, and we saw the book and bought it. My son, in high school, liked it, and so did his father and I. My son noticed that it's longer than you said it was, 192 pages, but that was just fine as it was a good book. Lots of history, and it told about the boat we sail on, the Snipe class.
We're going to get one for some friends who aren't sailors, just because the pictures are really pretty.
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