{"product_id":"the-boats-of-summer-volume-2","title":"The Boats of Summer, Volume 2","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing the histories of 28 vessels, the second volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Boats of Summer \u003c\/em\u003espotlights the New York Harbor and Hudson River summertime excursion steamboats of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/strong\u003eDuring\r\nthe golden age of steamboating, summer life in New York City meant\r\nclimbing aboard a grand steamer for a daytime excursion. Drawing on a\r\nlifetime of investigation by author Richard V. Elliott with assistance\r\nfrom other prominent maritime historians, this meticulously researched\r\nmaritime history features\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n• steamboat profiles that include physical descriptions, a rundown\r\nof routes and destinations, and tales of mishaps; \u003cbr\u003e\r\n• histories of passenger steamers spanning from 1901's \u003cem\u003eThomas Patten\u003c\/em\u003e through the region's last paddlewheeler, the \u003cem\u003eAlexander Hamilton\u003c\/em\u003e,  as well as a few diesel-powered vessels that closed out the excursion era in the late 1980s;\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• spotlights on well-known vessels as well as many lesser-known excursion steamboats that are described in\r\ndetail here for the first time;\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• rare historical images and paintings by noted maritime artist William G. Muller;\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• explorations of Coney Island, Playland, and the beach resorts, picnic\r\ngroves, and other recreation destinations where the vessels delivered\r\nmillions of passengers; and\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• a look at the vessels' key role in water parades and other major celebrations in New York Harbor.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEmbark on a nostalgic journey into New York's maritime past with this\r\nlook at the excursion steamboats that captured the hearts of generations\r\nof New Yorkers and visitors. Full steam ahead!\u003c\/p\u003e[AuthorName]By Richard V. Elliott and Edited by Linda D. Elliott[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Growing up near the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, sparked Richard\r\nV.\r\nElliott's lifelong passion for steamboats. Shortly before he\r\ndied in 2014, he finished writing the stories of more than 60 day passenger\r\nsteamboats that plied New York waters in the 19th and 20th centuries.[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]282 color \u0026amp; b\/w images[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]New York Harbor and Hudson River Day Passenger and Excursion Vessels of the Twentieth Century[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]282 color \u0026amp; b\/w images[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68383974818015,"sku":"9780764367410","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/9780764367410.jpg?v=1793919424","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/the-boats-of-summer-volume-2","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}