Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918

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Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918 is written by William N. Still Jr. and published by UNC Press Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0865264953 (ISBN 10) and 9780865264953 (ISBN 13).

In their comprehensive and authoritative history of boat and shipbuilding in North Carolina through the early twentieth century, William Still and Richard Stephenson document for the first time a bygone era when maritime industries dotted the Tar Heel coast. The work of shipbuilding craftsmen and entrepreneurs contributed to the colony's and the state's economy from the era of exploration through the age of naval stores to World War I. The study includes an inventory of 3,300 ships and 270 shipwrights.