{"product_id":"boat-crazy-the-collected-woodenboat-stories-of-stan-grayson-hardcover","title":"Boat Crazy: The Collected Woodenboat Stories of Stan Grayson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStan Grayson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew P. Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2004, award-winning author and historian Stan Grayson has regularly contributed stories to \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e magazine about the many yachts, small craft, designers, boat builders, and sailors who have captured his imagination. This collection of twenty articles from Grayson and the pages of \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e presents a wide-ranging and insightful account of American yachting history and some of its fascinating characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will voyage back to the early days of the famous Herreshoff Manufacturing Company; experience the fascinating 1895 America's Cup race; share a morning's scalloping on Martha's Vineyard with the last of America's catboat fishermen; meet the innovative C. Raymond Hunt, who conceived the revolutionary deep-V powerboat; and gain an insightful look at Captain Jousha Slocum, the first man to sail alone around the world. In these and other pieces, \u003ci\u003eBoat Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a delightful kaleidoscope of engaging stories that give readers a sense of time, place, technology, and personality. In newly written behind-the-scenes introductions for each piece, Grayson discusses why he found the topic important and shares interesting research tidbits and reader reactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey to Grayson's work are the primary source materials on which his writing is based. Each piece found in \u003ci\u003eBoat Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e combines Grayson's painstaking original research with the patient, step-by-step work of an experienced history detective, a journalist's curiosity, and a writer's love of language. Readers will emerge from this book with a deeper appreciation for both America's yachting past and those who are working today to preserve and interpret it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Grayson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer widely known for his books and articles about American yachting, small-craft history, and the American automobile and marine engine industries. After receiving a master's degree in English from Pennsylvania State University, followed by Army service in Vietnam, Stan pursued a career that has included stints as a newspaper reporter, photographer, and automotive industry consultant, but most of all as a writer specializing in yachting history. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNautical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYankee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutomobile Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis best-known books include \u003ci\u003eFerrari, the Man, the Machines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCape Cod Catboats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wianno Senior Story: A Century on Nantucket Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Genius at His Trade: C. Raymond Hunt and His Remarkable Boats\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Man for All Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e, a John Lyman Book Awards Honorable Mention and about which author Nathaniel Philbrick noted: \"Grayson casts a revelatory light not only on Slocum but the times in which he lived and sailed.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrayson is also a recipient of the Golden Cassette Award from the American Television Association and the Edgar B. Caffrey Award from the Salem Antique \u0026amp; Classic Boat Festival. The Caffrey Award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to the recognition and preservation of New England's maritime heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrayson lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew P. Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is editor of \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.32 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53447751434547,"sku":"9781493078974","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/boat-crazy-the-collected-woodenboat-stories-of-stan-grayson-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}