The Man Who Made The Monitor

Author : Olav Thulesius
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786427663
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Made the Monitor written by Olav Thulesius and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the Monitor instantly springs to mind. The first of the ironclads, the Monitor not only took part in a major battle, it forever changed the face of naval construction. But who was the man behind the ship? Born in Filipstad, Sweden, in 1803, the brilliant and somewhat eccentric engineer John Ericsson spent his childhood observing his father's work in mining and later learned his engineering skills at the North Atlantic-Baltic canal. As a young man Ericsson turned to a variety of projects. In England, he introduced the ship's propeller, built an Arctic expedition vessel and designed some of the first successful steam locomotives. Moving to New York in 1839, he soon teamed up with Harry Cornelius Delameter of the Phoenix foundry, a partnership which resulted in Ericsson's most famous work, the USS Monitor. Focusing on the man behind the inventions, this book tells the life story of John Ericsson. It details a number of Ericsson's inventions including a steam-powered fire engine, the first screw-propelled warship, a variety of "hot-air engines," and early experiments in solar power from the roof of his Manhattan home. The main focus is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS Monitor. One of the first viable armored warships, the Monitor revolutionized naval warfare the world over. The ship's battle with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads and its eventual fate off the coast of Cape Hatteras are covered. Ericsson's relationships with contemporaries such as Alfred Nobel and recent developments concerning the recovery of the wreck of the Monitor are also examined.

Author : Constance Buel Burnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captain John Ericsson written by Constance Buel Burnett and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the ... Swedish inventor who designed the 'Monitor,' the little ironclad battleship that saved the Union during the Civil War.

Author : John V Quarstein
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625842279
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Monitor Boys written by John V Quarstein and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of the officers and crew who served aboard the ironclad warship up until that fateful stormy New Year’s Eve in 1862. The United States Navy’s first ironclad warship rose to glory during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, but there's much more to know about the USS Monitor. Historian John Quarstein has painstakingly compiled bits of historical data gathered through years of research to present the first comprehensive picture of the lives of the officers and crew who served faithfully in an iron ship unlike any vessel previously known. “The Monitor Boys,” a moniker the men gave themselves, is a reflection of how these hundred-odd souls were bound together through storms, battles, boredom, and disaster. Just living aboard the ironclad took uncommon effort and fortitude. Their perseverance through the heat, stress, and unseaworthiness that defined life on the ship makes the study of those who dared it a worthy endeavor. Many recognized that they were part of history. Moreover, the Monitor Boys were agents in the change of naval warfare. Following Quarstein’s compelling narrative is a detailed chronology as well as appendices including crew member biographies, casualties, and statistics and dimensions of the ship. Readers can dive into the world of the Monitor and meet William Flye, George Geer, and the rest of the men who risked everything by going to sea in the celebrated “cheesebox on a raft” and became the hope of a nation wracked by war. Includes illustrations

Author : John D. Broadwater
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603444734
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book USS Monitor written by John D. Broadwater and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavish illustrations (photographs, site drawings, and artifact sketches) complement this informative and highly readable account. Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by USS Monitor A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage.

Author : Alvah F. Hunter
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 9780872497610
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Year on a Monitor and the Destruction of Fort Sumter written by Alvah F. Hunter and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 1991-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. The riveting story of a cabin boy in the Union navy and his participation in 19 sea battles.

Author : David A. Mindell
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421406055
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron Coffin written by David A. Mindell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USS Monitor famously battled the CSS Virginia (the armored and refitted USS Merrimack) at Hampton Roads in March 1862. This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic encounter. Mindell explores how mariners—fighting "blindly," below the waterline—lived in and coped with the metal monster they called the "iron coffin." He investigates how the ironclad technology, new to war in the nineteenth century, changed not only the tools but also the experience of combat and anticipated today’s world of mechanized, pushbutton warfare. The writings of William Frederick Keeler, the ship’s paymaster, inform much of this book, as do the experiences of everyman sailor George Geer, who held Keeler in some contempt. Mindell uses their compelling stories, and those of other shipmates, to recreate the thrills and dangers of living and fighting aboard this superweapon. Recently, pieces of the Monitor wreck have been raised from their watery grave, and with them, information about the ship continues to be discovered. A new epilogue describes the recovery of the Monitor turret and its display at the USS Monitor Museum in Newport News, Virginia. This sensitive and enthralling history of the USS Monitor ensures that this fateful ship, and the men who served on it, will be remembered for generations to come.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Musical Monitor written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
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Download or read book The Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
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Download or read book Every Man's Monitor written by and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Bonner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harper's Weekly written by John Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: