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2 maps, 52 b.&w. illus and 31 figures (mostly boat plans & drawings) This is the history of a remarkable, yet neglected, Atlantic Canadian watercraft, the "little Bluenoses". Painting a vivid picture of life on Tancook from the late eighteenth century into the twentieth century, O'Leary describes in detail how the schooners were conceived and perfected. [back cover]
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- Title The Tancook Schooners: An Island and Its Boats
- Author Wayne M. O'Leary
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 290
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal
- Date 1994
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780773512061 / 0773512063
- Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 8.98 x 6.03 x 0.65 in (22.81 x 15.32 x 1.65 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95165977
- Dewey Decimal Code 338.372
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Montreal : McGill Queens Univ Press, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper, xiv, 290 pages : illustrations ; index.Wayne O'Leary provides detailed descriptions of how the schooners were conceived and perfected, and paints a vivid picture of life on Tancook from the late eighteenth century into the twentieth century. He shows how national and international developments affected the lives of the Tancook Islanders and the character and uses of the vessel for which they became famous. He also includes many stories about individual builders and a wealth of photographs and drawings. The Tancook Schooners will be of interest to maritime enthusiasts as well as maritime, economic, and social historians.
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McGill Queens Univ Pr, 1994-09-01. Paperback. Like New. 6x0x9. As new clean tight and bright Please email for photos.
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McGill Queens Univ Pr, 1994T. paperback. Very Good. 0.6496 8.9803 6.0315. Very good. Hardcover.� Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text.� Very Good condition.
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