A Shipyard In Maine: Percy & Small and the Great Schooners, by Ralph Linwood Snow & Douglas Lee. 391 Pages. Clothbound. Virtually the last of the great plank on frame wooden ship builders, the Bath, Maine shipbuilding enterprise of Percy & Small built some 70% of all the six-masted schooners ever produced in the United States. In a work that is thoroughly documented and beautifully illustrated with early photographs and superbly detailed line drawings, the authors have captured the spirit of the last great days of sail. Set against the backdrop of a changing world of commerce, this well written book examines every aspect of wooden shipbuilding during the last years of the last century and the early 1900's. Included is much information about the actual construction of the ship, including the day to day duties of the workers in the yard and photographs of every stage of the construction of the great ships. For a romantic journey to a forgotten world of wooden ships, we recommned A Shipyard in Maine. $49.95 (BK-0279)