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American-Built Packets and Freighters of the 1850s: An Illustrated Study of Their Characteristics and Construction
Contributor(s): Crothers, William L. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0786470062     ISBN-13: 9780786470068
Publisher: McFarland & Company
OUR PRICE: $99.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General
Dewey: 623.822
LCCN: 2013007274
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" L (2.16 lbs) 408 pages
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed numerous large wooden merchant sailing vessels that formed 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, including the keel, frames, hull and deck planking, stanchions, knees, deck houses, bulworks, railings, interior structures and arrangements. More than 150 illustrations illuminate the size, shape, location and pertinent specifics of each item. Complete with a glossary of contemporary industry terms, this work represents the definitive study of the mid-nineteenth century's great American-built square rigged ships.
 
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