REVIEWS 1800s, when this study ends, Liverpool had shot ahead of all its rivals except the great world port of London. The authors contributing to the tale of how this happened are obviously familiar with each others ' disciplines and work. From the macro perspective of oceanic trade patterns ably developed by David M. Williams, to Michael Stammers micro investigation of the Jhelum , a 428-ton wooden ship (later bark) built in a crowded comer of the thriving harbor in 1849, and abandoned after hard usage in the Falklands in 1871 , the picture that emerges makes up a surprisingly coherent and revealing whole. And, as the ed itor notes, "whilst these papers substantially advance our understanding of the maritime past of Merseyside they also make a tangible contribution to maritime studies on a broader front." PS Different Waterfronts; Stories from the Wooden Boat Revival, by Peter H. Spectre (Harpswell Press, Gardiner ME, 1989, 256pp, illus., $22.95hb) Peter Spectre has not only reported , but done much to inspire the revival of wooden small craft, and in this attractive memoirofthe movement he takes you to the people and the scenes that are at its heart. This he does with his customary verve and scrupulous eye for the telling detail , and with true feeling for the people involved, from silent John Gardner to eloquent Melbourne Smith, who really come to life on the page. Along with the meanings of their work, he catches the lyricism of their style and the accent of their voices. PS Schooner Master; A Portrait of David Stevens, by Peter Carnahan (Chelsea Green Publishing, Chelsea VT, 1989, 180pp, illus., $17.95) "I was born on an island- the only means of escape was a boat," said David Stevens, legendary boatbuilder of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. This eminently practical (but also poetic) statement well sums up the approach of a person who carried boatbuilding traditions and skills in his psyche. When Stevens died in January this year, a whole universe of schooner lore and learning went with him-but fortunately for us, Carnahan devoted six years to exploring the reach and vision of that life before it ended. This book, the fruit of those years, is an authentic tribute to the life that shaped and informed Stevens 's beautiful schooners which still race each summer on Mahone Bay. PS SEA HISTORY 52, WINTER 1989-90
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