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The man who made the Monitor : a biography of John Ericsson, naval engineer / Olav Thulesius.
- Title
- The man who made the Monitor : a biography of John Ericsson, naval engineer / Olav Thulesius.
- Author
- Thulesius, Olav
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | VM140.E75 T48 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 255 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The main focus of this work is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS Monitor. One of the first viable armored warships, the Monitor revolutionized naval warfare the world over"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Miner and canal boy -- Soldier and inventor John -- To England -- Locomotion -- John Bull -- Propulsion -- The New World -- The Princeton disaster -- The age of caloric -- Naval blockade -- The new Merrimack -- Lincoln's raft -- The Monitor -- The right track -- Happy experience -- The Monitor boys -- Tragic end -- Monitor craze -- The Destroyer -- Solar energy -- Centennial exhibition -- Alfred Nobel -- Manhattan -- The man -- Family and friends -- Home again -- Ericsson remembered -- Lost and found.
- ISBN
- 9780786427666 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786427663 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2006038049
- OCLC
- 76183806
- SCSB-12241270
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library