{"product_id":"9781608934515","title":"Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine","description":"Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Down East Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134166647024,"sku":"9781608934515","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608934515_p0.jpg?v=1769902910","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608934515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}