The Life and Industrial Labors of William Wheelwright in South America.
- Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1877
Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1877. Wheelwright, a native of Newburyport, Mass. was much involved in the construction of railroads and steamboats in Chile and Peru. He founded the Pacific Navigation Company, the first commercial operation to use steamboats in the Pacific Ocean, and was involved in a shipwreck off Buenos Aires. This is a very good copy of the first edition in original binding.. 21 cm.vii, 213, 57 pp.
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Title
The Life and Industrial Labors of William Wheelwright in South America.
Author
Alberdi, Juan Bautista.
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
A. Williams & Co.: Boston
Date
1877