Sailing Ships of New England 1606-1907

by John Robinson, George Francis Dow

Gathered from museums and private collections, the hundreds of images here are a reminder of a time when sailing was central to the life and growth of New England. Including paintings and photographs of vessels built, owned, or commanded by New England men, these illustrations will fascinate anyone who imagines harbors filled with tall ships. Some of the pieces reproduced were completed in the ports of Marseilles, Genoa, Leghorn, Trieste, Smyrna, and Hong Kong; also included is the oldest known painting of a New England vessel, the ship Bethe, of Boston, painted in 1748. An extensive introduction discusses a wide range of vessels, and there are sailorsOCO histories, adventure stories, and tales of maritime disaster. With more than 300 illustrations, this book will appeal to both historians and casual lovers of nautical life."

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

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JOHN ROBINSON is from Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. He gained a BA(Hons) in Radio Film and Television Studies with Mathematics from Christ Church College, Canterbury, and took a post-graduate course in Journalism at Sheffield College before moving to Poland to teach English. For fourteen years he has taught Computing and Contextual Analysis at North Lindsey College in North Lincolnshire. He lives with his wife and two children.