Coasting Bargemaster
by Des Sleightholme, Archie White, A. W. Roberts
ISBN-10
0953818012
ISBN-13
9780953818013
List Price
$15.95
Book Specs
Binding
Trade PaperPublisher
Sheridan HousePublished on
Oct 10, 2000Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
5.50x0.75x8.25 Inches
Weight
0.53 Pounds
About the Book
This account gives a vivid picture of the romance and realism of coastal trade, initially in a schooner, then in Thames spiritsail sailing barges before and during the war. The author tells of the havoc wrought by barges caught out in severe gales and the hazards of plying trade in wartime.