The Man Who Made the Monitor: A Biography of John Ericsson, Naval Engineer

by Olav Thulesius

Book Overview

Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the Monitor instantly springs to mind. The first of the ironclads, the Monitor not only took part in a major battle, it forever changed the face of naval construction. But who was the man behind the ship? Born in Filipstad, Sweden, in 1803, the brilliant and somewhat eccentric engineer John Ericsson spent his childhood observing his father's work in mining and later learned his engineering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786427663
• ISBN13: 9780786427666
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher