Captain Ben's Book: A Record of Things Which Happened to Capt. Benjamin J. Willard Pilot and Stevedore During Some Sixty Years on Sea and Land

Captain Ben's Book: A Record of Things Which Happened to Capt. Benjamin J. Willard Pilot and Stevedore During Some Sixty Years on Sea and Land by Benjamin J. Willard is a detailed account of maritime history in the Casco Bay area highlighting shipbuilding tow-boats and fishing expeditions. The narrative covers the transition from wooden ships to steel and iron steamers for foreign freighting. Personal anecdotes of shark fishing wild geese hunting and sword-fish expeditions are shared. The book also explores the genealogy of the Willard family tracing their roots to Sussex England and Horsmonden Kent concluding with reflections on Major Simon Willard's colonial legacy in Massachusetts.