{"product_id":"ships-swindlers-and-scalded-hogs-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crooker-shipyard-in-bath-maine-1630763586","title":"Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1630763586\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hill, Frederic B.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51907027501344,"sku":"NEW1630763586","price":25.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/712JdUH-jSL.jpg?v=1782234055","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/ships-swindlers-and-scalded-hogs-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crooker-shipyard-in-bath-maine-1630763586","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}