Product Description

Thomas F. McManus was the most influential and prolific designer of American fishing schooners between 1890 and 1925. This, the first comprehensive biography of McManus, Mr. Dunne traces the McManus family's Irish origins, their emigration as skilled artisans from Ireland to Boston in the 1840s, and their successful establishment there as sailmakers and fishermen. The book is filled with 126 striking illustrations and 25 plans.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1240000 in Books
• Published on: 1970-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 406 pages

Review
Received a John Lyman Book Award for Maritime Biography in 1995 from The North American Society for Ocean History. -- The North American Society for Ocean History

Thomas F. McManus: American Fishing Schooners is a handsome volume richly laced with architectural drawings and beautiful old schooner photographs. -- Mobile Register

About the Author
Dr.W.M.P. Dunne was an adjunct professor of history and literature at Long Island University. The author practiced as a naval architect and yacht broker. His publishing credits include a collaboration with Edward L. Beach on The U.S. Navy: 200 Years and several articles in The New England Quarterly, The American Neptune, The Mariner's Mirror, Sea History and the Long Island Historical Journal.