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American-built packets and freighters of the 1850s : an illustrated study of their characteristics and construction
- Title
- American-built packets and freighters of the 1850s : an illustrated study of their characteristics and construction / William L. Crothers.
- Author
- Crothers, William L., 1912-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | VK23 .C76 2013 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 399 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- "Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed wooden merchant sailing vessels forming the backbone of the commercial shipping industry. This comprehensive volume appraises in minute detail the construction of these ships, outlining basic design criteria and enumerating and examining every plank and piece of timber involved in the process. More than 150 illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780786470068 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786470062 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013007274
- 40022480238
- OCLC
- ocn823222418
- 823222418
- SCSB-5697538
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries