Nathanael G. Herreshoff was the greatest marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. He is credited with the introduction of more new devices in boat design than any other man, and the great yachts that he created for the successful defense of the America's Cup caught the imagination of the entire world. The period of his greatest activity, from 1890 to 1920, is known as the Herreshoff Era, and his life and career make for a fascinating biography.
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One of that great circle of American inventive geniuses, which includes Morse and Edison, was Captain Nathaniel Greene Herreshoff, famed yacht designer. Though his claim to a place among that group has never been disputed, neither has it ever been set forth so well as in this biography by his son. --Chicago Tribune
…a chatty, homey, well-illustrated biography, making pleasant and informative reading from cover to cover. --Boston Globe
There have been a myriad of books written about Cap'n Nat Herreshoff, arguably America's best-known yacht designer. L. Francis Herreshoff brings a special perspective to the subject, being the son of the Bristol, R.I., builder. Originally written in 1953, this is the first paperback edition of his book. Written simply, it combines personal reminiscences with a look at Herreshoff's philosophy, methodology and the history-making results of his work some of America's finest yachts. Extensive line drawings and photographs and a list of Herreshoff-built or -designed boats are included. --Soundings
…a chatty, homey, well-illustrated biography, making pleasant and informative reading from cover to cover. --Boston Globe
There have been a myriad of books written about Cap'n Nat Herreshoff, arguably America's best-known yacht designer. L. Francis Herreshoff brings a special perspective to the subject, being the son of the Bristol, R.I., builder. Originally written in 1953, this is the first paperback edition of his book. Written simply, it combines personal reminiscences with a look at Herreshoff's philosophy, methodology and the history-making results of his work some of America's finest yachts. Extensive line drawings and photographs and a list of Herreshoff-built or -designed boats are included. --Soundings
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L. Francis Herreshoff, a great designer in his own right, wrote a fascinating biography of his father. He was also the author of The Compleat Cruiser, one of the enduring classics of sailing literature.
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This review is from: Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol : The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, Together With an Account of Some of the Yachts He Designed (Paperback)
This book gives a very good overall story of the designs N.G. created and also tells the story of the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Part of me wishes the book went into more detail on some of the designs but that book would be ten times as large. Overall this book presents Captn. Nat's live from beginning to end and gives a very interesting view into a time long since past.
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Yacht Design in late 1800's to early 1900's,
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This review is from: Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol : The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, Together With an Account of Some of the Yachts He Designed (Paperback)
This book is a reprint of the classic 1953 edition. It reads as though it was written some years before that.
Capt. Nat was one of the preeminent yacht designers from the late 1800's to about 1920. He and his shipyard built a lot of the more famous racing yachts of the time. This included some that he designed for the successful defense of the America's Cup. Part of the interest in this book is that these boats were being designed at a time long before computers came on the scene. Capt. Nat first made a small sketch of the boat. Then he built a half hull model. He had a machine of his own design that would then trace along the model at prescribed intervals and draw the lines of the boat. Of coure, in these days, all the boats were wooden or steel. The exotic material of todays boats had not been invented. This is interesting reading from a time long past.
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MOST biographies and many books start off with a preface, then an introduction follows, and sometimes even an inaugural chapter, but, Gentle Reader, if you are like myself you will often skip these parts in your rush to get to the real substance of the thing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crosscut sails, fin keelers, seconds corrected time, leeward race, coil boiler, steel schooner, cup candidate, bulb keel, feet water line, spar torpedo boats, gas launch, single stickers, large sail area, cup defenders, south shop, steam craft, cup boats, original rig, windward leg, gasoline launches, inches draft, good sea boats, smaller yachts, construction shop, launching ways Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Nat, Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, New York Yacht Club, Rhode Island, Charlie Barr, John Brown, Captain Barr, Charles Frederick, Universal Rule, Edward Burgess, Narragansett Bay, World War, Astor Cup, Starling Burgess, Sir Thomas, Coconut Grove, Julia Ann, Buzzards Bay, Point Pleasant Farm, Boston Yacht Club, Civil War, John Barr, Long Island Sound, Oliver Iselin, United States New!
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MOST biographies and many books start off with a preface, then an introduction follows, and sometimes even an inaugural chapter, but, Gentle Reader, if you are like myself you will often skip these parts in your rush to get to the real substance of the thing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crosscut sails, fin keelers, seconds corrected time, leeward race, coil boiler, steel schooner, cup candidate, bulb keel, feet water line, spar torpedo boats, gas launch, single stickers, large sail area, cup defenders, south shop, steam craft, cup boats, original rig, windward leg, gasoline launches, inches draft, good sea boats, smaller yachts, construction shop, launching ways Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Nat, Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, New York Yacht Club, Rhode Island, Charlie Barr, John Brown, Captain Barr, Charles Frederick, Universal Rule, Edward Burgess, Narragansett Bay, World War, Astor Cup, Starling Burgess, Sir Thomas, Coconut Grove, Julia Ann, Buzzards Bay, Point Pleasant Farm, Boston Yacht Club, Civil War, John Barr, Long Island Sound, Oliver Iselin, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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