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The Lobsterman and the U.F.O.
Paperback, 68 pages
(FORMERLY ANNABEL BOOKS - AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH DOWN EAST PUBLICATIONS!)
Artwork by Jim Sollers
Ralf Winslow, lobsterman, was often a man of few words… and lately what he had to say was not particularly nice. Fishing and life in general hadn’t been going well for Ralf. Then one quiet morning, the lone lobsterman was startled by a mystifying streak of light swooping across the dawn. The fiery white band closed with the surface of the water, tearing along the line of Ralf’s traps and buoys. Before he could appreciate what was taking place, a steaming saucer the size of a kiddy-park merry-go-round and just as colorful came to rest not twenty feet from crashing into his boat the Betsy Ann Jolene. From that time on Ralf and the universe were changed forever…
This funny, odd, quirky little fable reads like a collaboration between Robert McCloskey and Robert Heinlein. Think you know all about crusty Maine lobstermen and "people from away"? Think again chummy!"
- Reviewed by Tim Sample, Maine Humorist
Paperback, 68 pages
(FORMERLY ANNABEL BOOKS - AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH DOWN EAST PUBLICATIONS!)
Artwork by Jim Sollers
Ralf Winslow, lobsterman, was often a man of few words… and lately what he had to say was not particularly nice. Fishing and life in general hadn’t been going well for Ralf. Then one quiet morning, the lone lobsterman was startled by a mystifying streak of light swooping across the dawn. The fiery white band closed with the surface of the water, tearing along the line of Ralf’s traps and buoys. Before he could appreciate what was taking place, a steaming saucer the size of a kiddy-park merry-go-round and just as colorful came to rest not twenty feet from crashing into his boat the Betsy Ann Jolene. From that time on Ralf and the universe were changed forever…
This funny, odd, quirky little fable reads like a collaboration between Robert McCloskey and Robert Heinlein. Think you know all about crusty Maine lobstermen and "people from away"? Think again chummy!"
- Reviewed by Tim Sample, Maine Humorist
The Original!
Captain Annabel
Published 2004 Down East Books
Illustrated by Emily Harris
Hard Cover, 36 Pages
Captain Annabel is the heartfelt saga of a small girl born in 1907 who, encouraged by her father, takes to the sea.
Through her own diligence and efforts Annabel makes her way up through the ranks of schooners, ferries and tankers. Despite the hardships, Annabel rises to become master of her own tugboat.
This is a story of integrity, courage and self-reliance making Annabel a great role model for girls and boys.
Captain Annabel
Published 2004 Down East Books
Illustrated by Emily Harris
Hard Cover, 36 Pages
Captain Annabel is the heartfelt saga of a small girl born in 1907 who, encouraged by her father, takes to the sea.
Through her own diligence and efforts Annabel makes her way up through the ranks of schooners, ferries and tankers. Despite the hardships, Annabel rises to become master of her own tugboat.
This is a story of integrity, courage and self-reliance making Annabel a great role model for girls and boys.
WENDAMEEN, LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SCHOONER
Published 2002 Down East Books
Pages: 94 Paperback, 154 Photos, With Plans and Lines Drawings, 8-1/2" x 11"
This is the endearing, fascinating tale of how a young man encountered a lovely schooner laid up in a City Island New York shed, rediscovered her more than a decade later on a mud bank in Connecticut and devoted the next five years of his life to saving her.
This is a marvelous story. —Bangor Daily News
Parker knows how to spin a yarn and he does so when he writes about the Wendameen's colorful history. —Offshore Magazine
Published 2002 Down East Books
Pages: 94 Paperback, 154 Photos, With Plans and Lines Drawings, 8-1/2" x 11"
This is the endearing, fascinating tale of how a young man encountered a lovely schooner laid up in a City Island New York shed, rediscovered her more than a decade later on a mud bank in Connecticut and devoted the next five years of his life to saving her.
This is a marvelous story. —Bangor Daily News
Parker knows how to spin a yarn and he does so when he writes about the Wendameen's colorful history. —Offshore Magazine
AROUND CAPE HORN
Published 2004 Down East Books
Author: Charles G. Davis
Introduced and Edited by
Captain Neal Parker
Charles Gerard Davis was one of the worlds leading model builders. During the first half of the last century he was also acclaimed as a naval architect, artist, historian and author. His model ships are not readily found outside museums.
His writings on the maritime history and the romantic days of seafaring are countless. His previously published works tended to be technical in nature, revealing little about the man other than his love for old sailing vessels.
This deeply personal story is from Charles G. Davis private journals. He shipped out in 1892 as a naive twenty-two year old and swore by the end of the ten-month voyage he would never go to sea again. Davis exposes the privations endured during this country's last attempt to make deep-water sail commercially viable. The illustrations in "Around Cape Horn" are by Charles G. Davis.
Captain Parker discovered the unpublished handwritten manuscript after restoring a model for Davis's grandson.
Published 2004 Down East Books
Author: Charles G. Davis
Introduced and Edited by
Captain Neal Parker
Charles Gerard Davis was one of the worlds leading model builders. During the first half of the last century he was also acclaimed as a naval architect, artist, historian and author. His model ships are not readily found outside museums.
His writings on the maritime history and the romantic days of seafaring are countless. His previously published works tended to be technical in nature, revealing little about the man other than his love for old sailing vessels.
This deeply personal story is from Charles G. Davis private journals. He shipped out in 1892 as a naive twenty-two year old and swore by the end of the ten-month voyage he would never go to sea again. Davis exposes the privations endured during this country's last attempt to make deep-water sail commercially viable. The illustrations in "Around Cape Horn" are by Charles G. Davis.
Captain Parker discovered the unpublished handwritten manuscript after restoring a model for Davis's grandson.
