Hey Jon - Working late - what better way to pass the time then here - since when can you read??
- Great book. I have - I think - every published book on or by the Herreshoff's (all the L.Frances stuff as well). I don't have a few of the HMC self published books - There was one from the 30's I believe that I know I don't have.
One of the most interesting is "the boat builders of Bristol" (Carter 1970) - I found this one especially interesting for what it told about the "other" Herreshoff's. If there was ever a family to argue Nature vrs Nurture this could be it
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When you get a chance Read "Their Last Letters" (Streeter 1988) - About the correspondence between WP Stephens and NGH in the 30's - this was a VERY good read. All the notations in the margins explaining the content and context of each letter is fascinating. A much better insight into each man then say NGH's "Reflections" book...
I've been "collecting" informally for a while - a great start is Llewellyn Howland III's & Gerald Mooris's "Yachting in America" - which is nothing more then a bibliography of Yachting and Sailing books between say mid 19th century and 1988. In this book Howland goes further and puts an asterisk next to books that are essential reading - You would be surprised at how easy it is to then find them on the net (Ebay, etc.) for just a few dollars - many signed.
