Shipbuilders, Sea Captains, and Fishermen The Story of the Schooner Wawona -- by Joe Follansbee
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	Discover the history of the three-masted schooner Wawona and the quirky adventures of her captains and crews in the North Pacific. Shipbuilders, Sea Captains and Fishermen reveals the innovations of Wawona’s California builder, H.D. Bendixsen. State of Mainer Capt. Ralph E. “Matt” Peasley became the most famous ship captain in America. Capt. Charles Foss called on the heavens for a breeze by wearing his wife’s hats. And the crew caught hundreds of tons of cod in the stormy Bering Sea while secretly fermenting shipboard wine with canned fruit and sourdough starter. Complete with detailed illustrations, 25 historical photographs, and crew lists from 1929 to 1941, Shipbuilders, Sea Captains and Fishermen recreates a world that ended with the last sailing ships.
	Read and hear an excerpt! Excerpt from Chapter Six, The Wawona Brewing Society, in PDF format. Audio excerpt in MP3 format. (“Save Target As…” to store on your disk)
What Others Are Saying: Peter Donahue, author of Madison House and editor of Reading Seattle: The City in Prose “The history of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is a maritime history. At the core of this history sails the Wawona.  In telling the story of the three-masted schooner in Shipbuilders, Sea Captains, and Fishermen, Joe Follansbee captures a century of high-seas adventure, on-shore carousing, bottom-line commerce, and civic commitment. With skillful research and a flare for storytelling, Follansbee also delivers a great read. But perhaps most important, he reminds us of the terrible lose we incur if we lose the Wawona, one of the region's most important heritage landmarks.” William S. Hanable, author of A Maritime History of Alaska “Well-organized, well-documented, and written in a lively, appealing style.” Alan Stein, HistoryLink, author of Safe Passage: The Birth of Washington State Ferries “The value of this book cannot be overstated. Not only do we learn the history of the Wawona, we also get an insight into the hard-working people on board who contributed so much to the development of Washington State, and whose stories are rarely told.” Review this book at Amazon.com™.
About the Author Joe Follansbee is an award-winning author and journalist who has contributed to Maritime Life & Traditions, The Seattle Times; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Magazine, Pacific Northwest Quarterly, The Mariner’s Mirror, Gastronomica, Columbia, Sea History, and Nostalgia. Contact the author.
Shipbuilders, Sea Captains, and Fishermen: The Story of the Schooner Wawona © 2006 Joseph G. Follansbee ISBN: 0-595-41833-3 eBook ISBN: 0-595-86176-8
Links: Maritime Heritage Network, The MHN Blog, More on Joe Follansbee, Save the Wawona CD (proceeds benefit Wawona)