Joseph Brown and his Civil War ironclads: the USS Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia

"A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build...

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1. Verfasser: Smith, Myron J. Jr. 1944- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company [2017]
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Zusammenfassung:"A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three ironclad gunboats for the U.S. War Department"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-371) and index
Beschreibung:x, 384 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Porträts 26 cm
ISBN:9780786495764

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