Boats by Purdy

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Summary: sleek wooden boats built by true craftsmen
Review: A well documented history of the Purdy Boat Company from the early 1900's written by the grandson and grandnephew of the Ned and Gil Purdy. This book includes pictures, line drawings and even some receipts. These wonderful boats (some of which are still in existence and documented in the book) have been owned by Carl Fisher, Caleb Bragg, Walter Chrysler, T.E. Lawrence, and Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (a distant relative of the Purdys). Included is also a partial history of Port Washington, NY, where most of the boats were built and some raced in the Gold Cup races of the 20's.