Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918 / William N. Still, Jr., Richard A. Stephenson.
"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.
Record details
- 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]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- 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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Additional Physical Form Titles
| Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918. |
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| Marion Library | 338.4762 STI (Text) | 37810435783971 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | NC 973 STI (Text) | 39488200991133 | Adult Nonfiction NC Collection | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 973 STILL (Text) | 34208900080507 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | HISTORY LOCAL EARLYMOD STILL (Text) | 34208900080515 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Corolla Library | NC 973 STI (Text) | 39488600149712 | Adult Nonfiction NC Collection | Available | - |
| Down East | HISTORY LOCAL EARLYMOD STILL (Text) | 34208900080523 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | NC338.476 S857 (Text) | 0112523205571 | North Carolina Collection | Noncirculating | - |
| Government and Heritage Library | F1 2:S857 (Text) | 33091008292443 | State Government Documents | Available | - |
| Government and Heritage Library | F1 2:S857 (Text) | 33091008292500 | State Government Documents | Noncirculating | - |
| High Point Library | R NC 623.82 Still (Text) | 30519020157676 | North Carolina Room Adult Reference | Available | - |
