Coasters of the 1950s

McCall, B: 2008 UK, hardcover 80 pages.This 80-page photographic book by Bernard McCall features 86 color photographs documenting coastal cargo vessels built during the 1950s, with detailed captions covering their history and eventual fate. The work captures the crucial transition period when traditional sailing coasters gave way to modern motor vessels, showing how owner-skippers from deep-sea backgrounds established their own coastal shipping operations during post-war economic growth. ISBN 9781902953373 In very good condition