{"title":"Frederic B. Hill","description":"Frederic B. Hill was a reporter, correspondent and editorial writer forThe Baltimore Sun from 1965 to 1985, including tours in London and Paris, covering Europe and southern Africa. After two years as foreign affairs director for Sen. Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., he joined the State Department in 1986 and established the Office of Special Programs, which conducted policy planning exercises and roundtable discussions on political\/military, economic, and global issues.","products":[{"product_id":"ships-swindlers-and-scalded-hogs-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crooker-shipyard-in-bath-maine-paperback","title":"Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368240775391,"sku":"9781630763589","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rZXKe1f3SD9781630763589.webp?v=1789125089"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/frederic-b-hill.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}