Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. Originally founded by a fishing company from Dorchester, England, in 1623, Gloucester has always been linked to fishing and the sea.
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Joseph Garland has spent much of his life exploring and preserving the history of Massachusetts and New England. In this fascinating pictorial history, he follows the developing complexity and ascendancy of the culture of sail in Gloucester from the Civil War to World War II. Gloucester on the Wind is an exploration of a now lost way of life that will captivate historian, resident, and tourist alike.
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This review is from: Gloucester on the Wind: America's Greatest Fishing Port in the Days of Sail (Images of America) (Paperback)
A lot of information, mostly very interesting and well-presented. Its appeal is quite general, to anyone interested in colorful local history and the sea, not just to those with esoteric fascinations with fishing industry history or old boats. The main draw, though, is the collection of photographs, some very old, capturing a largely vanished way of life and yet showing a lot of similarities between they that go down to the sea in ships today and their ancestors. The text and photos work together beautifully to give a feeling for a very difficult way of life and the very real and ever-present danger.
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The Gloucester Adventure, Nova Scotia, Rocky Neck, John Bishop, Eastern Point, Ten Pound Island, Cape Ann, Vincent Cove, East Gloucester, Rogers Street, Outer Harbor, Duncan Street, Main Street, Henry Ford, National Historic Landmark, Inner Harbor, New England, Parker Street, Fort Point, Star Fisheries Browse Sample Pages:
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