Ships & Ship Building

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Index From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Index	John Boileau	2	2004	$0.20 Add
From Acknowledgements From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Acknowledgements	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Bras d’Or Flies…and Falls From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1971. Outlines multiple voyages of the Bras d’Or, during which it bacame the fastest warship in the world.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Not Made in Canada From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Examines the use of Hydrofoils after the laying up of the Bras d’Or in 1971 and what it has meant for the Canadian Navy	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Photo Credits From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Photo Credits	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Preface & Introduction A Paradigm Shift From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Explains the importance of Samuel Cunard in giving a major push to the use of steamships and the paradigm shift of the first use of regularized transportation and communication by steamship …	John Boileau	5	2006	$0.50 Add
From Preparing for War From: Churchill and Fisher View James Lorimer and Company	Historian Barry Gough examines the preperations for war made by Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher (1911-1914) including the naval officers involved, the role of oil, the Mediterranean naval …	Barry Gough	41	2017	$4.10 Add
From Proposals & Partners From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1835-1840. Looks at designing steamships for tranoceanic travel, looks at bids for steam ship companies involvment in the British mail service which Samuel Cunard went after as well as his competitors	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From Religion & Revolution From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Examines Samuel Cunard’s family roots in religion and revolution, overview of his early life in Halifax	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From The Canadian Hydrofoil Project From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1948-1957. The naval applications and development of hydrofoil design are explored.	John Boileau	8	2004	$0.80 Add
Samuel Cunard Nova Scotia's Master of the North Atlantic	An illustrated biography of a Canadian who sparked a world transportation revolution In North America, the name Cunard is synonymous with shipping. This book traces the entrepreneurial rise of …		112		View
From Say ‘Resurgam’! From: Churchill and Fisher View James Lorimer and Company	Historian Barry Gough examines Winston Churchill’s defence of the Dardanelles campagin despite high casualities and cost while Jack Fisher takes a position at the Admiralty Board of …	Barry Gough	45	2017	$4.50 Add
From Select Bibliography From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Bibliography	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Statesmen & Steam From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1820-1840. Examines Samuel Cunard’s far reaching business holdings and how they made him an elite person in Halifax. His political experiences are highlights as well as the building for the …	John Boileau	14	2006	$1.40 Add
From End of an Era From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1918-1948. The quest for a naval contract, the establishment of Bell-Baldwin Hydrodomes Ltd., other self-propelled hydrofoils are made. Thee legacy of the two men is briefly explored.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Remembering Bell and Baldwin From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1957. Looks at the construction and launch of the Bras d’Or (Also known as R-103 and renamed Baddeck in 1962), an experimental prototype.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add