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Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918 /
"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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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[Raleigh, North Carolina] :
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History,
[2021]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "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."--Distributor's description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (474 pages): illustrations, maps, tables |
| ISBN: | 9780865264953 |