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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Nonfiction |
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Call Number:
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ME 623.8 Hill |
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Author:
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Hill, Frederic B. |
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Title:
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Ships, swindlers, and scalded hogs |
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Remainder of title:
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the rise and fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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. |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781608934508 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9781608934515 (e-book) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us-me |
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Classification number:
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VM299.6 |
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Item number:
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.H55 2016 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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338.7/623809741/85 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Frederic B. Hill. |
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Place of publication:
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Lanham, MD |
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Name of publisher:
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Globe Pequot Press-Down East Books |
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Date of publication:
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2016 |
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Projected publication date:
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1609 |
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Lanham, Maryland : |
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Down East, |
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[2016] |
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Extent:
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xiii; 273 p.; 22 cm. |
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Other physical details:
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b/ill. |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Formatted contents note:
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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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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 10/31/2016 |
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Purchase price:
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26.95 |
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Personal name:
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Crooker, William Donnell, |
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Personal name:
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Crooker, Charles, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1805-1868. |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1797-1877. |
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element:
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Crooker Shipyard |
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General subdivision:
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History. |
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Subject:
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Shipyards |
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Subject:
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Shipbuilding |
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Subject:
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Businessmen |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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General subdivision:
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History |
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General subdivision:
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History |
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Chronological subdivision:
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19th century. |
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Chronological subdivision:
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19th century. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Maine |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Bath |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Maine |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Bath |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Maine |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Bath |
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Geographic name:
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Bath (Me.) |
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Geographic name:
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Bath (Me.) |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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General subdivision:
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Economic conditions |
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Chronological subdivision:
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19th century. |
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Main entry heading:
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Hill, Frederic B., author. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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Lanham, Maryland : Down East, [2016] |
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Display text:
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Online version: |
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Title:
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Ships, swindlers, and scalded hogs |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2016030658 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781608934515 |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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rf14 2016-06-28 |
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rf10 2016-06-28 (tw) to Dewey |
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rf14 2016-06-28 telework; 3 new NARs done; to SL |
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xm06 2016-06-29 |
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Contact: Meredith Dias; phone: 203-458-4514; email: mdias@rowman.com; bc: cfischer@rowman.com |