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Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company
"The whaleback ship reflected the experiences of its inventor, Captain Alexander McDougall, who decided in the 1880s that he could build an improved and easily towed barge cheaply by using the relatively unskilled labor force available in his adopted hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. Captain McDou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Detroit, MI :
Wayne state university press,
2018.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: The Life and Times of Alexander McDougall; Two: Inventing the Whaleback Ship; Three: The American Steel Barge Company; Four: Early Whaleback Ships; Five: The New Shipyard; Six: The Operating Department; Seven: Saltwater Ventures; Eight: Heyday; Nine: The Rockefeller Era; Ten: The Final Ships; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix A. Whaleback Vessel Dimension Conventions; Appendix B. A Brief Explanation of Relevant Shipping Terminology; Appendix C. Whaleback Barges and Steamships with Principal Dimensions; Notes; Bibliography