Download or read book Shipbuilding on Prince Edward Island written by Nicolas De Jong and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed examination of wooden shipbuilding on Prince Edward Island traces the industry’s cycles of prosperity and decline, and describes the types of vessels built, production profiles and market orientation. Accounts of shipbuilding at the community level reveal the local impact of financing and constructing vessels, and document how the industry facilitated the distribution of timber and agricultural surpluses.