Status
Available
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Series
Collection
Publication
National Maritime Museum (1980), Hardcover, 60 pages
Description
The author traces the later history of the sailing ship; contrary to widely held belief the sailing vessel was under no serious threat from the steamship until the successful development of the marine compound engine in the mid 1860s.
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Physical description
60 p.; 8.4 inches
ISBN
0112903177 / 9780112903178
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