Isbn: 9780935761009 - The Commodore's Story (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Later printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Light water stains. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and fading on the covers. Text and pictures are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Generally fine, with a hint of wear at one tip. Uncommon. Perfect bound in illustrated stiff wrappers. 384 pp. with index. Illustrated with photos. A full facsimile reissue of the rare original 1930 publication. Autobiographical account of Ralph Middleton Munroe (1851-1933) a noted American yacht designer and an early inhabitant of Coconut Grove on Biscayne Bay in South Florida. A native of Staten Island, New York, he attended Columbia University and as a young man he bought his first boat, the "Hornet", for $2.00 in 1874. He met William Brickell, the businessman who founded Miami, Florida, while sailing of the Staten Island coast. Munroe learned of Biscayne Bay from Brickell and first visited there in 1877. When his wife, Eva, contracted tuberculosis, he moved her and the children to Biscayne Bay but Eva dies in 1882 (her's is the oldest marked grave in Miami). By 1886, Munroe decided to make Coconut Grove his permanent home, acquired land and in1891 built Barnacle House (which still stands in original condition in Barnacle Historic State Park). He continued to build yachts (a total of 56 in his lifetime) at the boathouse he constructed on the bay. Munroe's autobiography is one of the few works to describe in detail early life at Coconut Grove and Biscayne Bay.…

paperback. Condition: poor. Historical Association of Southern Florida, Miami, 1974, (orig.c.1930), 8vo., paperback, 384pp., many photos., creased spine, foxed foredges, 4 pages detached but present, so binding is brittle, poor $.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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