Steam Coffin: Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1893616002 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Steam Coffin: Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier In STEAM COFFIN,John Busch has written a history that reads with a flow that is rarely found in the usually dry, didactic prose of history books. Not only does the reader learn of an event that had far-reaching consequences yet has remained hidddden in the past, but the reader will also find the same sort of enjoyment that one experiences in reading a good novel. From the historian's perspective, it is a thoroughly researched work in which the author has provided the context of the times in sufficient detail to give the reader a good understanding of the challenges faced by Captain Rogers and his sponsors. Taking a steamship across . Steam Coffin "Steam Coffin" is an excellent book.I am a retired engineer and I have studied much of the historyof science and engineering. The book is satisfying on multiple levels.It describes the physical aspects of adding steam to sailing ships.It also describes how a young sea captain, Moses Rogers, spends years working towardsa goal of commanding a steam powered ship.I have just finished reading the book "Diffusion of Innovation" by Everett Rogers."Steam Coffin" book shows a specific example of how a radical new innovation was achieved.Interpersonal Communication is a big factor. Moses Rogers had a long term strategy ofbeing the captain of . Jay A. Kacena said More than a book about a ship.. I totally enjoyed this book and was awed by the depth of Mr. Busch's research. I learned so much more history beyond that of this steamship that it was like reading more than one book. The invention, the challenge, the patent process, the times, people, places! WOW - my admiration and applause to the author. Thank you - well done!
Experienced mariners didn't think it could be done. For millennia, humans well-knew that there was a force far more powerful than they upon the Earth, and that was Nature itself. They could only dream of overcoming its power, or try to believe in the myths and fables of others who supposedly had done so. Then, at the dawn of the 19th century, along came a brilliant, creative, controversial American by the name of Robert Fulton. In the late summer of 1807, he ran his experimental steamboat” from New York City to Albany,
"STEAM COFFIN is a well-written comprehensive workThe breadth and depth of the historical record Busch uses is impressiveA welcome addition to any historian's library." --The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (Canada) "The steamboat was a paradigm-breaking accomplishment that revolutionized marine technology and transportation. The next step, a steamship, was the dream of Capt. Moses Rogers 'Steam Coffin' chronicles Rogers' path from steamboat captain to forming a company to build the world's first ocean-going steamship." --Seapower Magazine"Busch has done a remarkable jo