L. Francis Herreshoff Flowering of Genius by Taylor, Roger C.

L. Francis Herreshoff Flowering of Genius (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780939511440)

Vendor: Roger C. Taylor
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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L. Francis Herreshoff Flowering of Genius by Taylor, Roger C.

L. Francis Herreshoff Flowering of Genius

$75.00
L. Francis Herreshoff Flowering of Genius by Taylor, Roger C.

L. Francis Herreshoff Flowering of Genius

$75.00
Format: Hardcover
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L. FRANCIS HERRESHOFF (1890-1972) was the most remarkable yacht designer of his time. Beginning his career in the shadow of his famous father, Nathanael G. Herreshoff, he emerged to become a designer who approached the perfection of form in yacht design and was widely known for his unconventional designs and innovative engineering of hull and rig Volume 2, L. Francis Herreshoff: The Flowering of Genius, 1931-1972, covers the second half of his life and many of his most beautiful and influential designs.

Author: Roger C. Taylor
ISBN-10: 0939511444
ISBN-13: 9780939511440
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2019
Pages: 628
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.20lbs
Size: 10.30h x 8.31w x 1.80d
By Roger C. Taylor
By Roger C. Taylor
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Roger C. Taylor met L. Francis Herreshoff while a student at Milton Academy. He went on to study maritime history at Harvard University, then served in the U.S. Navy as a deck officer in a destroyer and a diesel submarine. In the 1970s and 80s he was founder and leader of International Marine Publishing Company where his publishing list included two books by Herreshoff. In his retirement, he lives afloat with his wife Kathleen and has worked his captain's license. Other books by Roger Taylor include Good Boats, More Good Boats, The Elements of Seamanship, among others.

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