The gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain /

"In this work, archaeologist John Bratten details the gunboat's history, construction, armament, tools, utensils, personal items, and rigging elements. He takes advantage of contemporary records to describe the Philadelphia's artifacts and presents for the first time an analysis of ph...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bratten, John R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2002.
Series:Studies in nautical archaeology ; no. 6.
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Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"In this work, archaeologist John Bratten details the gunboat's history, construction, armament, tools, utensils, personal items, and rigging elements. He takes advantage of contemporary records to describe the Philadelphia's artifacts and presents for the first time an analysis of photographs taken during the 1935 recovery of the boat. Finally, he assesses the replica Philadelphia II, built at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum during 1989-91 in order to provide an opportunity to evaluate how the gondola was constructed, manned, sailed, and propelled by sweeps."--Jacket.
Physical Description:xiv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.
ISBN:1585441473
9781585441471