The Golden Age of Yachting
- ISBN-10
- 1574092510
- ISBN-13
- 9781574092516
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 189
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-07-08
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Inc.
- Author
- L. Francis Herreshoff
Description
L. Francis Herreshoff came from a family that designed and built some of the finest yachts the world has ever seen.
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