Connecticut River ferries / Wick Griswold & Stephen Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griswold, Wick, author.

Jones, Stephen, 1935- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ferries--Connecticut River--History.

Ferries.

Ferries--Connecticut River--Pictorial works.

Connecticut River--History.

Connecticut River.

United States--Connecticut River.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2018.

Summary:

"America's oldest continuously operating ferry service began running between Rocky Hill and Glastonbury in 1655. More than one hundred have operated on the river since the seventeenth century. The stories of the captains, crews and passengers define the history and personality of the region. Learn how Captain Ham Sandwich got his name. Discover the bond between Katharine Hepburn and a real ferry queen, Cathey LaBonte. Authors Wick Griswold and Stephen Jones detail the history of these charming anachronisms and why they are still afloat today"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

1. Family affairs

2. Captains

3. An interlude : Shad Morning on the oldest continuous crossing / by Stephen Jones

4. Bailey breaks a cable

5. Mishaps

6. No fare!

7. Don't pay the ferryman! (if he doesn't do his job, that is)

8. The waiting game

9. Bridges (moveable and otherwise)

10. The sword of Damocles

Appendix. Winthrop "Wink" Warner : designer of Seldon III / by Stephen Jones

Timeline.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-153) and index.

ISBN:

9781467138079

146713807X

OCLC:

1015809035

Publisher Number:

99994931942