{"product_id":"the-man-who-made-the-monitor-a-biography-of-john-ericsson-naval-engineer-paperback","title":"The Man Who Made the Monitor: A Biography of John Ericsson, Naval Engineer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlav Thulesius\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e instantly springs to mind. The first of the ironclads, the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e 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 skills at the North Atlantic-Baltic canal. As a young man Ericsson turned to a variety of projects. In England, he introduced the ship's propeller, built an Arctic expedition vessel and designed some of the first successful steam locomotives. Moving to New York in 1839, he soon teamed up with Harry Cornelius Delameter of the Phoenix foundry, a partnership which resulted in Ericsson's most famous work, the USS \u003ci\u003eMonitor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Focusing on the man behind the inventions, this book tells the life story of John Ericsson. It details a number of Ericsson's inventions including a steam-powered fire engine, the first screw-propelled warship, a variety of \"hot-air engines,\" and early experiments in solar power from the roof of his Manhattan home. The main focus is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS \u003ci\u003eMonitor.\u003c\/i\u003e One of the first viable armored warships, the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e revolutionized naval warfare the world over. The ship's battle with the CSS \u003ci\u003eVirginia\u003c\/i\u003e at Hampton Roads and its eventual fate off the coast of Cape Hatteras are covered. Ericsson's relationships with contemporaries such as Alfred Nobel and recent developments concerning the recovery of the wreck of the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e are also examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eOlav Thulesius\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor at Indiana University, University of Trondheim, and Kuwait University. The author of \u003ci\u003eHarriet Beecher Stowe in Florida, 1867 to 1884\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), he divided his time between the United States and Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.84 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468187123965,"sku":"9780786427666","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ckkrYVA5Z2VBbEZkRFV3QmNBWURMQT09.webp?v=1777285737","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-man-who-made-the-monitor-a-biography-of-john-ericsson-naval-engineer-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}