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Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918 Cover Image Book

Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918 / William N. Still, Jr., Richard A. Stephenson.

Still, William N., Jr. (William Norwood), 1932- (author.). Stephenson, Richard A., (author.). North Carolina. Office of Archives and History, (issuing body.).

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"In their comprehensive and authoritative history of boat and shipbuilding in North Carolina through the early twentieth century, William Still and Richard Stephenson document for the first time a bygone era when maritime industries dotted the Tar Heel coast. The work of shipbuilding craftsmen and entrepreneurs contributed to the colony's and the state's economy from the era of exploration through the age of naval stores to World War I. The study includes an inventory of 3,300 ships and 270 shipwrights."--Distributor's description.

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  • ISBN: 0865264945
  • ISBN: 9780865264946
  • Physical Description: xi, 462 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Raleigh, N.C. : Office of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, [2021]

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Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Introduction: North Carolina's maritime heritage -- 2. The Colonial and Revolutionary period, 1585-1783 -- 3. The Federal period, 1784-1815 -- 4. The advent of the steamboat, 1816-1860 -- 5. The Antebellum period, 1816-1860: expansion, prosperity, and crises -- 6. The Civil War, 1861-1865 -- 7. The expansion period, 1866-1892 -- 8. The Industrial era, 1893-1914 -- 9. Prologue to the future -- Appendices. Appendix A. Stephenson-Still ship list: alphabetical -- Appendix B. Stephenson-Still ship list: chronological -- Appendix C. Notes related to naming shipbuilding locations -- Appendix D. Listing of Colonial shipbuilders and shipwrights.

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Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918.

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