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Warships of the Great Lakes, 1754-1834
- Title
- Warships of the Great Lakes, 1754-1834 / Robert Malcomson.
- Author
- Malcomson, Robert.
- Publication
- Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2001.
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Details
- Description
- 160 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Summary
- "The age of fighting sail is usually seen as a contest on the oceans, but between 1754 and 1834 there was also a huge naval shipbuilding effort on both sides of the North American Great Lakes. In that period these great expanses of fresh water witnessed the construction of warships that ranged from simple rowing gunboats to gigantic three-deckers that could have held their own in Nelson's line of battle.
- This book presents the history of the freshwater navies developed by the British, French and Americans as they struggled to control a wilderness frontier. It concentrates on the ships themselves, pointing up both the similarities and the differences compared with deep-water vessels. As many as possible are illustrated with original draughts and contemporary painting and prints.".
- "The author also considers the logistics of the building operations, the provision of skilled labour and the supply of guns, revealing a story of human ingenuity and success against odds that surpasses the purely technical interest of the ships - probably the most astounding example being the pre-fabricated frigates that were built in Britain, dismantled, and laboriously hauled in pieces up the St. Lawrence for eventual reconstruction on Lake Ontario.".
- "This is the first full-scale study of this fascinating aspect of the Nelsonian era, and is both an enthralling story as well as a first rate technical history of the ships themselves."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Contents
- Ch. 1. 'To cause proper vessels to the built': 1675 to 1763 -- Ch. 2. 'Upon a settled footing': 1764 to 1783 -- Ch. 3. 'Of little military service': 1784 to 1807 -- Ch. 4. 'Naval ascendancy': 1807 to June 1812 -- Ch. 5. 'Command of the Lake': Lake Ontario, June 1812 to December 1813 -- Ch. 6. 'Only required for one battle': Lake Erie, 1812-1814 -- Ch. 7. 'To look down all opposition': Lake Ontario, 1813-1814 -- Ch. 8. 'Every man to do his duty': Lake Champlain, 1812-1814 -- Ch. 9. 'Glad to get rid of her': 1815-1834.
- ISBN
- 1557509107
- LCCN
- 00111313
- OCLC
- ocm47213837
- SCSB-4191838
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries