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Man of the Monitor : the story of John Ericsson

A biography of the Swedish-American engineer credited with over 2000 inventions as well as the design and construction of several types of boats. History remembers him for the construction of the Monitor, the little ironclad warship that held its own against the Merrimack.

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Main Author: Latham, Jean Lee.
Contributors: Fisher, Leonard Everett.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, [1962]
Subjects and Genres:
Ericsson, John, > 1803-1889.
Inventors > Biography.
Turret ships > Technological innovations > History.
Swedes > United States > Biography.
Warships > Technological innovations.
Swedes.
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