Humber Keels and Keelmen

Schofield, Fred: 1988 Lavenham, Terence Dalton, hardcover with dust wrapper 288 pages. Illustrated with numerous color and black and white illustrations, maps and portraits. This detailed work explores the history, construction and operational lives of the traditional square rigged trading vessels that navigated the Humber river system. The author draws on extensive personal experiences to record the unique social heritage, engineering development and daily routines of the local mariners who manned these historic craft. ISBN 9780861380596 In very good condition.