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Maritime Engineering
Shipbuilding, steamers, naval architecture, ports, and marine transport. 9 books currently available.
Open the book ↗Hardcover · 1924
Echoes of Old Clyde Paddle-Wheels
Andrew McQueen$25
Open the book ↗Hardcover · 2005
Disasters &c.: The Maritime World of Marblehead 1815-1865
John R. H. Kimball$24
Open the book ↗Wrappers · 1942
Look Magazine, June 16, 1942
Editors of Look Magazine$22
Open the book ↗Hardcover · 1895
Theoretical Naval Architecture: A Treatise on the Calculations Involved in Naval Design. Vol. II Plates and Tables
Samuel J. P. There$20
Open the book ↗Hardcover · 1929
Small Boat Building
H. W. Patterson$45
Open the book ↗paperback · 1999
Simple Pleasures Begin With Ferryboats
Olmsted, Nancy$14
Open the book ↗hardcover · 1964
From Coracles to Cunarders
L. E. Snellgrove$15
Open the book ↗Hardcover · 1920
Principles of Ocean Transportation
Johnson, Emory R., PhD, ScD; Grover G. Huebner, PhD$20
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Paperback · 2006
The Steamboat Revolution
Sherwood, Tim$13