Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvWilliam N. Still Jr.,Richard A. Stephenson,Jr. Still, William N.,William N. Jr. Still

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In their comprehensive and authoritative history of boat and shipbuilding in North Carolina through the early twentieth century, William Still and Richard Stephenson document for the first time a bygone era when maritime industries dotted the Tar Heel coast. The work of shipbuilding craftsmen and entrepreneurs contributed to the colony's and the state's economy from the era of exploration through the age of naval stores to World War I. The study includes an inventory of 3,300 ships and 270 shipwrights.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-05-30
Mått215 x 279 x 32 mm
Vikt525 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor800
FörlagThe University of North Carolina Press
ISBN9780865264946

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William Still, Jr. is professor emeriti in the Thomas Hariot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University. He was associated with the Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology Program at ECU from its inception until his retirement. Still is the author of Iron Afloat: The Story of the Confederate Armorclads (1985) and Crisis at Sea: The United States Navy in European Waters in World War I (2006).Richard Stephenson is professor emeriti in the Thomas Hariot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University. He was associated with the Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology Program at ECU from its inception until his retirement. Stephenson is the author of numerous archaeology and maritime history articles in professional journals and monographs.