THE SLOOPS OF THE HUDSON: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PACKET AND MARKET SLOOPS OF THE LAST CENTURY, WITH A RECORD OF THEIR NAMES, TOGETHER WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF CERTAIN OF THE NOTABLE NORTH RIVER SAILING MASTERS.
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. Illustrated. First Edition. Printed slip tipped to front endpaper: “With the Compliments of the Author.” Then, signed in ink by Verplanck. An historical sketch of the packet and market sloops of the 19th century, with a record of their names, together with personal reminiscences of..... More