Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs
The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine
Biography & Memoir, Business, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Frederic B. Hill | ISBN: | 9781608934515 |
| Publisher: | Down East Books | Publication: | September 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Down East Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frederic B. Hill |
| ISBN: | 9781608934515 |
| Publisher: | Down East Books |
| Publication: | September 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Down East Books |
| Language: | English |
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. 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. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.
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. 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. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.
