Man of the monitor : the story of John Ericsson : production material.

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Man of the monitor : the story of John Ericsson : production material.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62401929

Typescript. "A biography of the Swedish-American engineer credited with over 2000 inventions as well as the design and construction of several types of boats, especially the Monitor, the ironclad warship that fought the Merrimac during the Civil War."

Manuscripts: 4 folders.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7812383

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Latham, Jean Lee

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