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Thirty years have passed since the 1975 publication of Robert H.
Burgess's classic Chesapeake Sailing Craft, and while the original
edition of this book has been out of print for many years, this new
expanded edition brings alive the author's photographs and
recollections for a new generation of readers. Within these pages,
Burgess presents a rare photographic record of the period
1925-1975, depicting the bay sailing craft from log canoe to
four-masted schooner. Robert H. Burgess's photographs show the
vessels in all phases of their activities on these waters,
including loading and unloading cargoes, under sail and in port, in
shipyards, details of rigging, fittings, and decks, interior views,
as powerboats, and abandoned hulks. No one has so thoroughly
photographed the Chesapeake sailing vessels as Burgess. He applied
himself to the task as though he were getting paid for it. But it
was purely through a feeling for the history of the bay and its
craft, an awareness that a change was taking place, that he pursued
his subject so persistently. If he had not undertaken this labor of
love, most of the sailing vessels in this volume would have passed
on with no photographic record of their ever having existed. This
edition showcases the original text, photos, and captions and adds
150 new photos with captions by William A. Fox. The result is
Chesapeake Sailing Craft: Recollections of Robert H. Burgess, a new
and expanded edition of the original volume for bay enthusiasts to
enjoy. As in the original edition, all the photos in this book were
taken by Robert Burgess. They appear as he saw them through the
viewfinder of his camera and as he printed them in the darkroom,
uncropped and unretouched.
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