Marblehead's First Harbor: The Rich History of a Small Fishing Port

Hugh Peabody Bishop,Brenda Bishop Booma,Hugh Peabody Bishop

Format
Paperback
Publisher
History Press
Published
21 November 2011
Pages
297
ISBN
9781609494971

Marblehead’s First Harbor: The Rich History of a Small Fishing Port

Hugh Peabody Bishop,Brenda Bishop Booma,Hugh Peabody Bishop

The true beauty and fury of the Atlantic Ocean are known only by the rugged individuals who have made their living from the sea. In the seventy-five years from the American Revolution to the middle of the nineteenth century, Marblehead, Massachusetts, experienced a golden age of fishing. For the next fifty years, the industry struggled, but from 1900 until the end of the twentieth century, one small anchorage made itself proud. From boat building to sail design, First Harbor produced creative men whose innovations helped shape marine history. Join Hugh Peabody Bishop and Brenda Bishop Booma as they reveal this story through the eyes of a Marblehead fisherman, drawn uncontrollably by his love for the sea.

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