Author: Charles Henry Jeremiah Snider
Publisher: London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Company
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Languages : en
Pages : 2022

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Author: Kevin J. Crisman
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623490766
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 717

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In Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812, archaeologist Kevin J. Crisman and his fellow contributors examine sixteen different examples of 1812-era naval and commercial shipbuilding. They range from four small prewar vessels to four 16- or 20-gun brigs, three warships of much greater size, a steamboat hull converted into an armed schooner, two gunboats, and two postwar schooners. Despite their differing degrees of preservation and archaeological study, each vessel reveals something about how its creators sought the best balance of strength, durability, capacity, stability, speed, weatherliness, and seaworthiness for the anticipated naval struggle on the lakes along the US-Canadian border. The underwater archaeology reported here has guided a new approach to understanding the events of 1812–15, one that blends the evidence in contemporary documents and images with a wealth of details derived from objects lost, discarded, and otherwise left behind. This heavily illustrated volume balances scholarly findings with lively writing, interjecting the adventure of working on shipwrecks and archaeological finds into the investigation and interpretation of a war that continues to attract interest two centuries after it was fought.

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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 920

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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.

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Languages : en
Pages : 820

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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 744

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Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Author: University Microfilms
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Author: Springfield City Library Association (Springfield, Mass.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 744

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