The Rise and Demise of the Largest Sailing Ships: Stories of the Six and Seven-Masted Coal Schooners of New England

by Allan Wood

Immerse yourself in the height of the "Golden Age of Sail" in the early 1900s, when America's insatiable appetite for coal and building materials encouraged shipbuilders to design and construct the world's largest sailing ships. Ten original giant six-masted schooners and the only seven-masted vessel, the Thomas W. Lawson, were built between 1900-1909, all measuring over the length of a soccer or football field This book brings to life the many challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1088021158
• ISBN13: 9781088021156
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Coastal Journey
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"