Biographie d'Eileen Reid Marcil
Eileen Reid Marcil, now 98 years old, is a maritime historian. Her previous books include The Charley-man: A History of Wooden Shipbuilding at Quebec 1763-1893 and Tall Ships and Tankers: The History of the Davie Shipbuilders. Ms Marcil received her doctorate from Université Laval on her 65th birthday. Her thesis was entitled Shipbuilding at Quebec, 1763 - 1893: The Square Rigger Trade. She has devoted herself to making known Quebec's great shipbuilding history ever since.
She now lives in Montreal.