Steam Conquers the Atlantic
by TYLER, David Budlong
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York. D. Appleton-Century. 1939. F. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 23cm, first edition, xv,425p., 70 illustrations including frontis, appendices, bibliography, index, red cloth, gilt spine titles, very good in tired jacket This is the story of the substitution of steam for sail and of the consequent speeding up of communication across the Atlantic. From the first voyage of the pioneer paddle-wheeler "Savannah" in 1819, the author outlines the evolution of modern naval architecture and marine engineering.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11651
- Title
- Steam Conquers the Atlantic
- Author
- TYLER, David Budlong
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- New York. D. Appleton-Century. 1939
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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