Schooner: Building a Wooden Boat on Martha's Vineyard

by Tom Dunlop

Other authorsPhotos by Alison Shaw (Author)
Hardcover, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

797

Collection

Publication

Vineyard Stories (2010), 160 pages

Description

This is the story of Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin and the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway where the sailing vessel Rebecca was designed and built. Gannon and Benjamin is one of only a few full-time boatyards in the United States devoted exclusively to the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of traditional, plank-on-frame wooden boats. -- Publisher's description.

Awards

Eric Hoffer Book Award (Winner — Art — 2011)
Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — Nonfiction — 2011)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

160 p.; 11.5 inches

ISBN

0615342671 / 9780615342672
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