UID:
edocfu_9959236818902883
Format:
1 online resource (362 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-7766-1540-8
Content:
Ashore and Afloat tells the early history of the Halifax Naval Yard. From the building of the yard and its expansion, to the people involved in the enterprise, to the nuts and bolts of buying the masts and paying the bills, Julian Gwyn's history of the Halifax Naval Yard leaves no stone unturned. Dozens of illustrations and copious appendices, including a biographical directory, accompany this compelling history.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; PART ONE: NAVAL YARD COMPLEX; PART TWO: WORK FORCE; PART THREE: ECONOMIC IMPACT; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX 1: Halifax Yard Establishments, 1763-1815; APPENDIX 2: Halifax Yard Workforce, 1761-1820; APPENDIX 3: Naval Yard Officers, 1756-1819; APPENDIX 4: Yard Returns Sent the Navy Board, 1780s; APPENDIX 5: Orders for the Night Watch, 1785; NOTES; GLOSSARY; BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7766-3031-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7766-0573-9
Language:
English
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