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Ships, swindlers, and scalded hogs : the rise and fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine /

"A history of the shipbuilding company of William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker discussing the family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area"--Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, Frederic B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Down East, [2016]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a As good a ship as has been built in Bath -- A lad from Marshfield -- A vessel often earned her entire cost on one voyage -- Youth of Charles and William Donnell Crooker -- The Missouri Compromise : like a fire bell in the night -- Another fine ship -- Lumber South; cotton to Europe; immigrants to America -- Easy to spell; harmonious in sound; agreeable in meaning -- Hermitage North -- The councilman from Ward Three -- Wildes Perkins Walker and 'us : so grossly swindled? -- "Off like a scalded hog" -- A "year of unusual calamity of the high seas" -- "The wealthiest burgher in the state of Maine" -- "No one ever thought the business would ever die" -- "Hit him; he has no friends" -- An odd couple -- The annoyances of Adrianna -- The perfekt master -- "Land's all right; but it's the sawmill that makes the money" -- An unfortunate but honest man and the Panic of 1857 -- Crooker vs. Crooker -- Emma and Arthur -- Finding "Cousin Henry" : the Gold Rush swindler -- From "Life of the lowly" to Appamattox -- William Donnell Crooker's recovery -- Ships, swindlers, and the curse of the White Falcon -- A falling barometer -- Afterword -- Epilogue: "So you see, we have quite a Down East crowd" -- Appendix A: List of Crooker ships -- Appendix B: Descendants of Jonathan Crooker of Marshfield, MA -- Appendix C: C & WD Crooker agreement with Johnson Rideout. 
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