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9781596290198
Frame Up!, by Essex native Dana Story, whose family is one of the oldest shipbuilding families in Essex, is a pleasurable collection of memories and narratives about a town that is bound to the sea not only by location, but by the vessels built by its inhabitants. Story's accounts of life, toil and lore among the shipyards of this small New England town, shed light on the ever-vanishing art of shipbuilding, which made Essex unrivaled.The history of the men, their skills and the boat launchings, which have slowly faded away with the artisans and vessels themselves, is brought back through the memories of a native son, the legendary Dana Story.Story, Dana is the author of 'Frame Up A Story Of Essex, Its Shipyards And Its People', published 2004 under ISBN 9781596290198 and ISBN 1596290196.
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