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For those interested in the nuts-and-bolts, behind-the-scenes, down-and-dirty stories of maritime museums, James M. Lindgren has created six powerful dramas. --Joel Stone, senior curator at the Detroit Historical Society and editor of Interpreting Maritime History at Museums and Historic Sites

Preserving Maritime America is an interesting -- and insightful -- look at the establishment of six of America's nautical museums... It's a particularly good read for those in the business of education and preservation. And it also has something to offer anyone in the realm of cultural tourism and related nonprofits. --The Day

For those interested in the nuts-and-bolts, behind-the-scenes, down-and-dirty stories of maritime museums, James M. Lindgren has created six powerful dramas.--Joel Stone, senior curator at the Detroit Historical Society and editor of Interpreting Maritime History at Museums and Historic Sites Preserving Maritime America is an interesting--and insightful--look at the establishment of six of America's nautical museums . . . It's a particularly good read for those in the business of education and preservation. And it also has something to offer anyone in the realm of cultural tourism and related nonprofits.--The Day A welcome addition and invaluable reference to museum leaders, public historians, and scholars interested in maritime history, oceanic studies, and history and memory.--The New England Quarterly There is much to admire in this book . . . Preserving Maritime America serves as the important link between an interested, but often unknowledgeable, public and professionally trained historians and curators about what it means to be a maritime nation, the importance of preservation, and the role museums play in bridging this divide.--Nautical Research Journal Lindgren's profoundly researched account of these museums' machinations incorporates accounts from the institutional archives and weaves in personal interviews and media interpretations to provide an eye-opening explanation for why each of these organizations is where it is today . . . It is well written, thoughtfully presented, and absolutely worth consideration if your career or passion intersects with maritime museums in any way.--Sea History Preserving Maritime America is an excellent examination of a group of often-overlooked museums . . . They and this book are worthy of study.--Journal of American History

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James M. Lindgren is professor of history at the State University of New York Plattsburgh.

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