Ocean Steamships / A popular account of their construction, development, management and appliances
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"Ocean Steamships" by F. E. Chadwick, U. S. N., J. D. J. Kelley, U. S. N., Ridgely Hunt, U. S. N., John H. Gould, and William H. Rideing is a comprehensive account of the construction, development, management, and appliances of ocean steamships. The book, published in 1891 by Charles Scribner's Sons, provides a detailed history of the steamship industry, starting from the slow growth of the idea of steam propulsion to the advancements in design and technology. It covers the claims of precedence in the invention of steamboats, the accomplishments of pioneers like Fulton, the voyages of early st...
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- OCEAN STEAMSHIPS A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND APPLIANCES
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEAMSHIP. By COMMANDER F. E. CHADWICK, U. S. NAVY.
- SPEED IN OCEAN STEAMERS. By A. E. SEATON.
- THE BUILDING OF AN “OCEAN GREYHOUND.” By WILLIAM H. RIDEING.
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- OCEAN PASSENGER TRAVEL. By JOHN H. GOULD.
- THE SHIP’s COMPANY. By LIEUTENANT J. D. JERROLD KELLEY, U. S. NAVY.
- SAFETY ON THE ATLANTIC. By WILLIAM H. RIDEING.
- THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP AS A FREIGHT CARRIER. By JOHN H. GOULD.
- STEAMSHIP LINES OF THE WORLD. By LIEUTENANT RIDGELY HUNT, U. S. NAVY.
- Footnotes.
- INDEX.
- The American Railway
- ELECTRICITY IN DAILY LIFE
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