Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs

The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine

Biography & Memoir, Business, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
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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.

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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.

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