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Sailing Bibliography from Maine Maritime Museum

9/14/2014

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Hello Jerad –

 Here is a short bibliography which might be helpful to your group.

General things on Maine maritime history:
            The Maritime History of Maine, William Hutchinson Rowe, 1948 and many later editions
            Coastal Maine: A Maritime History, Roger F. Duncan, 1992
            New England and the Sea, R.G. Albion, W.A. Baker, and B.W. Labaree, 1972

In general, there is very little published about the experience of seamen before the Civil War. There are a couple of works of fiction you will find helpful:
            Redburn, Herman Melville
            Two Years before the Mast, Richard Henry Dana

And non-fiction:
            Full Hold and Splendid Passage, Bill & Jean Bonyun, 1969 – romanticized, but okay
            Coasting Captain, Capt. Leonard S. Tawes, 1967 – not Maine, but good account 1868-1922
            Wake of the Coasters, John F. Leavitt, 1970 – late 19th century & later, but about small schooners like they had before the Civil War
            Square-Riggers on Schedule, Robert G. Albion, 1938 and later eds., Chapter 4, “Tough Men”
            Dogwatch and Liberty Days, Margaret S. Creighton, 1982, 19th century
            The Clipper Ship Era, Arthur H. Clark, 1912, Chapter VIII, The Clipper Ship Crews
            Goin’ Fishin’: The Story of the Deep-Sea Fishermen of New England, W. G. Pierce, 1934

 It is much easier to find books on the ships and their designs than it is to find info on the mariners, but this will get you started. Some of the books will have bibliographies to take you further, if you want.

 

Best regards,

Nathan Lipfert

 Nathan R. Lipfert, Senior Curator
Maine Maritime Museum
243 Washington Street
Bath, Maine 04530
207-443-1316, ext 328, fax 207-443-1665
www.mainemaritimemuseum.org
lipfert@maritimeme.org

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