Raider of a Lost Art An American boat builder hopes to preserve an ancient Venetian tradition By GREG BURKE
GUGLIELMO DE MICHELI for TIME
NICE WORK: American Thom Price takes one his gondolas on a "test-drive" on Venice's Canal Grande. At one time in the romantic Italian city, more than two centuries ago, the gondola was a kind of horse and buggy for every well-to-do family. Now it's primarily for tourists.
