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S. S. Savannah, the Elegant Steam Ship by Frank O. Braynard (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press

ISBN-100820332151

ISBN-139780820332154

eBay Product ID (ePID)78823761

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Book TitleS. S. Savannah, the Elegant Steam Ship

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / 19th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / History

Publication Year2008

GenreTransportation, History

AuthorFrank O. Braynard

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Reviews"A rousing tale of the sea and a fully documented analysis of these important historical questions."--Journal of Southern History, "A rousing tale of the sea and a fully documented analysis of these important historical questions."-- Journal of Southern History

SynopsisThis is the story of a ship and her pioneer master, Moses Rogers, who had the idea of making the first transatlantic voyage in a steam-propelled vessel. His "laudable and meritorious experiment" marked one of the world's maritime epochs. The conception and building of the S. S. Savannah was guided by the engineering genius of Captain Rogers who, with Robert Fulton, was a leading exponent of steam in his day. The momentous voyage began in Savannah, Georgia, in 1819, and took the courageous crew to England, Sweden, and Russia. These were the elegant steam ship's times of triumph. Yet she also had moments of pathos, from the first doubts and fears of a public that dubbed her a "steam coffin" to that sad day when a Washington newspaper said her engine could be removed for only $200, leaving her "just as good" as any other ship. The previously untold story of the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic is written in a scholarly, well-documented fashion, yet with the color, imagination, and humor of the men who lived it., The previously untold story of the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic is written in a scholarly, well-documented fashion, yet with the color, imagination, and humor of the men who lived it.