Article Title

Industrializing American Shipbuilding: The Transformation of Ship Design and Construction, 1820-1920

Authors

William H. Roberts

ISBN

813029406

Price

$59.95

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Abstract

The Evolution of Shipbuilding

America Becomes a Naval Force

In 1820, ships were built of wood, by eye, by artisans. In 1920, they were built of steel, from drawings, by factory workers. In Industrializing American Shipbuilding, William H. Thiesen describes how American sh....

Recommended Citation

Roberts, William H. (2006) "Industrializing American Shipbuilding: The Transformation of Ship Design and Construction, 1820-1920," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 8 : Iss. 3 .
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol8/iss3/12