Foreword |
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Preface |
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1 Introduction: North Carolina's Maritime Heritage |
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North Carolina as a Maritime State |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (5) |
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Types of North Carolina Vessels |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (4) |
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2 The Colonial and Revolutionary Period, 1585-1783 |
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Early Eastern North Carolina |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Settlement along the Colonial Carolina Coast |
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21 | (2) |
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The Nature of British Regulations in Colonial Carolina |
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23 | (1) |
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Colonial Shipbuilders and Shipwrights |
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24 | (3) |
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The Business of Colonial Shipbuilding |
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27 | (2) |
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Colonial Shipyards and the Natural Resources for Shipbuilding |
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29 | (5) |
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34 | (1) |
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A Description of Vessels Built during the Colonial Era |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (2) |
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The End of the Colonial Era |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (8) |
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3 The Federal Period, 1784-1815 |
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Commerce in the Federal Period |
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51 | (1) |
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North Carolina's Relative Location, Natural Attributes, and Improvements |
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52 | (1) |
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Custom Houses and Ports of Entry in Coastal North Carolina |
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52 | (1) |
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Trade during the Federal Period |
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53 | (1) |
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Ports and Shipbuilding in the Federal Period |
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53 | (3) |
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Shipwrights and Shipbuilders |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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The Shipbuilding Business |
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59 | (3) |
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The Materials for Shipbuilding |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding Trends and the Wars |
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67 | (4) |
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The End of the Federal Period |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (8) |
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4 The Advent of the Steamboat, 1816-1860 |
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Languishing Commercial Development |
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80 | (1) |
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Navigational Improvements |
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81 | (1) |
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Developments along the Coast |
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82 | (2) |
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Steamboats in Eastern North Carolina |
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84 | (6) |
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Steam Engines for Water Navigation |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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The Business of Steamboating |
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92 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding: Iron and Such |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (7) |
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5 The Antebellum Period, 1816-1860: Expansion, Prosperity, and Crises |
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102 | (40) |
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The Workforce: Artisan, Laborer, Businessman |
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104 | (4) |
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Shipbuilding and Shipyards in North Carolina |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding in Beaufort and Carteret County |
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110 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding in New Bern and the Neuse River Estuary |
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111 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding in Swansboro and Onslow County |
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113 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding in Washington and Beaufort County |
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114 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding in Hyde County and the Outer Banks |
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116 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding in the Albemarle Sound Region |
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116 | (6) |
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Shipbuilding in the Cape Fear River Area |
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122 | (2) |
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Collateral Shipbuilding Activities |
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124 | (1) |
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Special Vessels for Special Needs |
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125 | (3) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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The End of the Antebellum Period |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (11) |
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6 The Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Preparations for War in North Carolina |
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143 | (1) |
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The Battles in Coastal North Carolina |
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143 | (1) |
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The Union Occupation and Blockage of Coastal North Carolina |
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144 | (1) |
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Shipbuilders and Shipbuilding during the War |
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144 | (1) |
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The Building of Documented Vessels |
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145 | (1) |
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Coastal Defenses: Too Little, Too Late |
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146 | (3) |
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Military and Naval Contracts for Shipbuilding |
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149 | (1) |
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The Confederate Navy and Its Problems Ashore |
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150 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding Facilities during the War |
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151 | (2) |
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The Scarcity of Resources for War |
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153 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding Activities during the War |
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155 | (9) |
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164 | (1) |
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Union Shipbuilding Activities in North Carolina during the War |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (9) |
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7 The Expansion Period, 1866-1892 |
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175 | (52) |
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176 | (6) |
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Quantitative Analysis of Shipbuilding |
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182 | (3) |
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Wilmington and the Cape Fear Region |
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185 | (3) |
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Shipbuilding Activities in Onslow County |
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188 | (1) |
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Boats and Fishing in Carteret County |
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188 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding on the Tar/Pamlico |
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189 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding in Hyde County and the Pamlico Sound |
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190 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding on the Albemarle |
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192 | (1) |
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The Outer Banks and Roanoke Island |
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193 | (1) |
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The Business of Shipbuilding |
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194 | (2) |
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The Apprenticeship System and Shipyard Employment |
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196 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding: Facilities, Materials and Vessels |
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198 | (4) |
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The Importance of Fishing |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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Races and Regattas in North Carolina Waters |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Water Navigation Improvements |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (4) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (14) |
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8 The Industrial Era, 1893-1914 |
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227 | (28) |
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229 | (2) |
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The Business of Building Ships and Boats |
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231 | (2) |
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Shipbuilders and Shipbuilding |
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233 | (8) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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Building Commercial Fishing Boats |
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244 | (1) |
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Building Ships for the Government |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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The "Infernal" Combustion Engine |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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Showboats or Floating Theaters |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (8) |
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255 | (8) |
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Shipbuilding During the Great War, 1914-1918 |
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256 | (1) |
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The Hauppauge and Commack (photos) % |
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257 | (2) |
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Shipbuilding Data through Six Eras |
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259 | (2) |
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Conclusion: The Importance of Shipbuilding |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Appendix A Stephenson-Still Ship List: Alphabetical |
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Appendix B Stephenson-Still Ship List: Chronological |
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Appendix C Notes Related to Naming Shipbuilding Locations |
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455 | (4) |
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Appendix D Listing of Colonial Shipbuilders and Shipwrights |
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