QUERIES & CORRECTIONS Does anyone know of any still ope ratin g freighters of over 2,000 dwt, built before 1940? Whi le researching a book on the last tramp frei g hters, I di scovered very few except for Great L akes bulk carriers, of which there are a fair numbe r. Any information o n existing ships (excluding the Lakes ships) would be appreciated . Mike Kri eger P .O . B ox 27 Orcas , WA 98280 In reference to " Last of the Liberti es" (S H 35) , the Georgios F. Andreadis was laid up in Piraeus in 1971 , and le ft on 26 June this year in to w fop Split where she has been so ld to Yugo slav breakers. Alwy n M cMillan P .O . Box 385 Dunedin Ne w Zeala nd For a book on the role of Canton Island , Phoenix Group , South Pacific Ocean , in World War II and today , I am interested in heari ng from survivors of the SS Pres ident Taylor wrecked there March 13, 1942 , anyone from the destroye r that attempted to sa lvage her , and anyone from US Army Task Force 5602 . Richard Sexto n 817 Wilmot Road Scarsdale , NY I 05 83 I am "interested in obtaining manufacturers trials photographs or artists paintings of earl y American tugboats. Ri chard K. Dickinson , MD 753 James Stree t Syracuse , NY 13203 In S H 36, we inadvertently changed a line of the World Ship Trust Report. The last line of the first paragraph should read " in Ebeltoft on the east coast o f Denmark .. . " (our italics). W e apolog ize for the error. w
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PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT The Nationa l Mari time Historical Society announces publicatio n of three important- indeed unique -new books destined to become class ics in our fi eld . These books, which we have reviewed in proof , can be ordered from the Society for Christmas de li very . The Maritime History of the World, by Duncan Haws and A lex A . Hurst. 2 vols., size 12" x 8314", 960 pages, over 200 illustrati o ns incl udin g 62 color plates. $120. The renowned author/sailorman Alex Hurst teamed up with Duncan Haws, a younger author of some note who had compiled a uni versal chronology of seafaring. The result, impass ioned , co lorful , frequentl y controversial, but found ed on far-reaching and detailed research and in vesti gati on, is thi s monumental book. Summary chapters break up the -chronological fl ow to place the ships, people and events in the whole story of the development of humankind . Beautifull y produced , these large volumes include an extensive and superbl y reproduced portfo lio of marine art, including several works by modem masters specificall y commissioned fo r thi s history. Stobart, by John Sto bart w ith Robert P . Davis. Size 15 1/z'' x 12", 208 pages, 60 full-page color illustrations, 50 sketches and drawings , maps. $75. The leading marine arti st of our day here sets forth the hard facts, illuminating ex periences and growing achievements of his. li fe and bril. liant career. Followin g thi s is a rich collecti on of the artist's work , presented in full -color, fin e-art printing with extensive notes. Stobart ' s work has foc used on the seaports
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and ri verports that built America in the nineteenth centu ry. His technique demands a total im mers ion in the histories of these tow ns and cities , which affords the arti st and viewer alike a stimulating fresh view of the portsseen not romanticall y, but with realism and a generous salti ng of humor. This handsome book is an ex uberant affi rmation of a notab le career in art , and of some remarkabl e episodes in the development of the modern American nati on.
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