son of the Kronberg's captain, from whom he learned, and passes on to us, the details of the ship's loss. The author's pen-and-ink sketches supplement only a few photos as illustrations. Capt. Clark's profession of seaman and ship master, spanning a half-century, is mixed with his obvious intense love of the history of the shipping world. This is not a story by a British captain about British ships and British seamen only-it is a cosmopolitan elixir of an industry which hardly recognizes the national boundaries of race or flag. Nor is this a warmed-over collection of stories gleaned from the efforts of others. Yarns ofa Cyprus Pilot is original and its long-lasting value lies in the simple fact that these vignettes and glimpses of the men and ships were seen through the eyes of a deepwater sailor with a talent for recognizing their value and worth. For a further expansion of Capt. Clark's preceding efforts to save this kind of history, one must find the three volumes of Capt. Clark's home-grown publication, The Seafarer, which was a mimeographed periodical which began in June 1963, and eventually became The South Spainer and continued in existence until financial problems brought it to an end in August 1966. This collection of real but otherwise obscure biographies of ordinary, and extraordinary, seamen and their many varied ships is but a prelude to this latest published book by Capt. George V. Clark of Whitley Bay on the Tyne River. This is not a romance. It is good history by a seaman for seamen. HARoLoD.HuYCKE Captain Clark died on 31August1991 , the date his book was published.
Wooden Ship: The Art, History, and Revival of Wooden Boatbuilding, by Peter H. Spectre and David Larkin (Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston MA, 1991, 272pp, color photos, $45) Here is a book to enjoy. The color photographs reproduced in Wooden Ship are some of the best to be found. And they are enhanced by book designer David Larkin 's creative handling and elegant format. It is not an encyclopaedia of the art, history, or revival of wooden boat building. Rather it presents the incredible beauty to be found in the construction of a few selected vessels. This is done through the deft use of actual construction details and scale models to illustrate SEA HISTORY 60, WINTER 1991-92
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