Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1990. NF/NF. In new condition; jacket in mylar protector. 8.5x11. Illustrated throughout with period photographs, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, 204 pages. First of projected two volumes. "Until now, information on the 19th century's 'sailing steamships' and the policies that produced them has been scattered and incomplete. Here Donald L Canney filles the gap by bringing together material gleaned from ship plans, photographs, and documents to create the first comprehensive reference work on that crucial period of warship development. ... provides a full account of the era that saw thye introduction of steam power, the first iron warships, the invention ofthe shell gun, and the first armored vessels."

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