The metal life car : the inventor, the impostor, and the business of lifesaving /

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For centuries sailing vessels crept along the coastline, ready to flee ashore in case of danger or trouble; this worked well until weather or poor sailing drove these ships against an unforgiving coast. Saviors and salvors (often the same people) struggled to rescue both humans and cargo, often with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buker, George E., 1923-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Francis, Joseph, > 1801-1893.
Francis, Joseph, > 1801-1893
United States. > Life-Saving Service.
United States. > Life-Saving Service
1800-1899
Lifesaving > Equipment and supplies.
Lifeboats > History.
Marine engineering > United States > History > 19th century.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Sauvetage > Appareils et matériel.
Embarcations de sauvetage > Histoire.
Mécanique navale > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
Inventors
Lifeboats
Lifesaving > Equipment and supplies
Marine engineering
United States
Computer network resources.
Biographies
History
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