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Hall Brothers designed and built some of the finest sailing ships ever constructed on the Pacific coast. Isaac, Winslow, and Henry Knox Hall acquired their shipbuilding training at the center of America's boatbuilding industry in Cohasset, Massachusetts, during the 1840s. Following the Gold Rush of 1849, Winslow Hall migrated to San Francisco. In 1863, he built the Sarah Louise, which was the first Hall vessel to be launched from the West Coast. Eleven years later, the Hall Brothers Shipyard was established at Port Ludlow in the Washington Territory. In 1881, the shipyard was moved to Port Blakely on Bainbridge Island. From the launching of the Annie Gee in 1874 to their last ship, the five-masted schooner George E. Billings, built in 1903, Hall Brothers constructed 108 vessels for merchants in the Northwest, San Francisco, and Hawaii.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738556149
ISBN13:9780738556147
Release Date:March 2008
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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An excellent addition to any maritime collection!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is very well researched, well written, and beautifully illustrated. It should be part of every fine maritime book collection.
what a very important and fun book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I grew up in the Puget Sound region. My father shipped out as a young man right out of high school. He told stories of the sailing ships he saw as a youth growing up in Seattle. This book brought back many stories I had heard from him. The book is delightful. If you enjoy the fine curves of well-designed wooden ships you will love this book. We are all fortunate to have this book to preserve the history of the region and its ships. The Ports are still there but most are now recreational destinations. Without such research and publications their history and importance to the development of this area would be lost. The author should be congratulated on a job very well done.
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