The Metal Life Car: The Inventor, the Imposter, and the Business of Lifesaving

by George E. Buker

Book Overview

For centuries sailing vessels crept along the coastline, ready to flee ashore in case of danger or trouble; this worked well until weather or poor sailing drove these ships against an unforgiving coast. Saviors and salvors (often the same people) struggled to rescue both humans and cargo, often with results as tragic for them as for the sailors and passengers. Joseph Francis (b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1801) was an inventor who also had the ability...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817316086
• ISBN13: 9780817316082
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"