Sailors In The Age Of Steam
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Sailors In The Age Of Steam
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Author : Ivan T. Luke (Jr.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Sailors In The Age Of Steam written by Ivan T. Luke (Jr.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Merchant marine categories.
Technology is continually advancing. With each major step forward, users must decide whether to adopt the new technology or to continue using the old. A number of things can influence this choice, but for commercial technologies, economic self-interest is presumed to be the dominant factor. Commercially superior technologies are expected to replace their less-profitable predecessors quickly. Curiously, this did not happen when ocean-going steamships evolved to be more profitable than sailing ships in the 1870s. Some mariners persisted with commercial sail well into the twentieth century. Many explanations have been offered, but none fully account for the phenomenon. Philosopher Albert Borgmann provides a possible alternative interpretation. Borgmann suggests that at some deep, intuitive level, we humans sense that there are benefits in doing some things the hard way; that our lives are meaningfully enriched when we engage with technologies that demand significant time, skill, and commitment. He calls these focal things and practices. This study explores the possibility that the subtle allure of Borgmann's focal things and practices contributed to the persistence of commercial sail. The historical record of a select group of schoonermen is examined, mariners who chose to work under sail into the mid-twentieth century. Qualitative analysis reveals a positive correlation between their lived experiences and key indicia of Borgmann's focal things and practices. Other, more conventional explanations for their choices are examined and dismissed. A conclusion is reached that the attractive forces Borgmann ascribes to focal things and practices did play a role in these mariners' apparently counterintuitive choices. This finding adds weight to Borgmann's larger body of work and has implications for how humanity might deal with advancing technology in the future.
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam Including Sailing Ships And Ships Of War Lost In Action 1824 1962
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Author : C. Hocking
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam Including Sailing Ships And Ships Of War Lost In Action 1824 1962 written by C. Hocking and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Sailing Ships
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Author : Carroll B. Colby
language : en
Publisher: Book Sales
Release Date : 1970
Sailing Ships written by Carroll B. Colby and has been published by Book Sales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Sailing ships categories.
Describes the different types of sailing ships, their masts, sails, and riggings.
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During Th
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Author : F.L CHARLES HOCKING
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During Th written by F.L CHARLES HOCKING and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Shipwrecks categories.
A mammoth and sobering record, listing the tragically frequent disasters at sea between 1824 and 1962. The book, though daunting in size, is easy to use, giving an alphabetical list of every ship lost, with the circumstances of the sinking, and the technical data of each ship: length, beam, tonnage, speed, propulsion etc. This fascinating work of reference should be on the shelves or in the cabin of any maritime enthusiast.
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam
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Author : Charles Hocking
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam written by Charles Hocking and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Collisions at sea categories.
The Persistence Of Sail In The Age Of Steam
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Author : Donna J. Souza
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29
The Persistence Of Sail In The Age Of Steam written by Donna J. Souza and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Social Science categories.
In Archaeology Under Water (1966: 19), pioneer nautical archaeologist George Bass pointed out how much easier it is to train someone who is already an archaeologist to become a diver than to take trained divers and teach them to do archaeology. While this is 'generally true, there have also been occasions when well-trained and enthusiastic sport-divers have been willing to accept the train ing and discipline necessary to conduct good archaeological science, becoming first-rate scholars in the process. Dr. Donna Souza's book is the product of just such a transition. It shows how a sport-diver and volunteer fieldworker can proceed through a rigorous graduate program to achieve research results that are convincing in their own right and point toward new directions in the discipline as a whole. What is new in this book for maritime archaeology? Perhaps the most obvious and important feature of Dr. Souza's archaeological and historical analysis of the wreck at Pulaski Reef and its contemporaries in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, is the way it serves as a means to a larger end---namely an understanding of the social history of the transition from sail to steam in late nineteenth century maritime commerce in America. The relationship between changes in technology and culture is a classic theme in anthropology, and this study extends ~t theme into the domain of underwater archaeology.
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam Vol 2 M Z
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Author : Charles Hocking
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam Vol 2 M Z written by Charles Hocking and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam Vol 1 A L
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Author : Charles Hocking
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Dictionary Of Disasters At Sea During The Age Of Steam Vol 1 A L written by Charles Hocking and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
The Sail Steam Navy List
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Author : David Lyon
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 2004
The Sail Steam Navy List written by David Lyon and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Warships categories.
David Lyon's highly regarded Sailing Navy List detailed every Royal Navy warship of the age of sail by era ship type and class. This book is the much-anticipated follow-up volume. It provides details of design and construction history, technical specifications, and fates for all warships of the important but poorly documented period between 1815 and 1889, which saw the introduction of steam power and the gradual replacement of sail. Extensively illustrated, the new work includes a representative collection of original plans from the little seen collection at the British National Maritime Museum In addition, appendixes cover captured, purchased and hired vessels, as well as Coast Guard and packet vessels for which the Royal Navy was responsible. Rif Winfield ably brought this volume to fruition after David Lyon's death in 2000 and their final collaboration is sure to be treasured by historians as well as modelers for its detailed data and diagrams.
The Age Of Steam
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Author : Jonathan Rutland
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 1987
The Age Of Steam written by Jonathan Rutland and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the invention of the steam engine and the use of steam power in industry and transportation.