SAIL'S LAST CENTURY: THE MERCHANT SAILING SHIP 1830-1930 (CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP SERIES)
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books Inc., 2001. Hardcover. 176 pp; thorough examination of the transition from sailing ships to steamships brought about by technological developments that helped the advance of the steamship; profusely illustrated with b & w photos and line drawings. This copy is Reprint from work originally published in.....