Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.
- ISBN10 1608934500
- ISBN13 9781608934508
- Publish Date 10 September 2016
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint Down East Books,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English