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Building The Largest Sailing Ships from New England

Building The Largest Sailing Ships in New England: The Five and Six-Masted Coal Schooners In the mid-1800s, America’s insatiable appetite for coal as the primary energy source, combined with the need for timber and steel for construction during national expansion, … Continue reading

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