The history of the development of the unique vessels built for the
New England fishing industry from colonial days to the first third
of the twentieth century is here recounted by the leading authority
on the subject. Mr. Chapelle gathered material from numerous
sources over many years for this book, bringing together a vast
amount of important information on the beautiful American fishing
schooners, now extinct, built at Essex and other shipbuilding areas
of New England. This book traces the evolution of the American
fishing schooner from the eighteenth century to the last working
and racing schooners of the mid-1930s. The designers, builders, and
crews are also discussed. There are 137 plans of schooners which
graphically show the development of the type. An important feature
of the book is its illustrated glossary-appendix based on Mr.
Chapelle's notebooks. It covers scores of items of hull
construction and equipment, rigging and gear, color and carving,
and includes notes by the builders and riggers themselves, in fact,
everything that could be recorded about these crafts, then
fast-disappearing.
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