{"product_id":"charlestown-navy-yard-barbara-a-bither-9780738502212","title":"Charlestown Navy Yard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover within these pages little-known facts about the USS Albany, the U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution, and the WWII destroyer, USS Cassin Young.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe photographs in this exciting new volume illustrate the history of the Charlestown Navy Yard from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century. Founded in 1800, the yard was one\u003cbr\u003eof the first military shipyards in the United States.\u003cbr\u003eCharlestown Navy Yard celebrates the life of the yard\u003cbr\u003ethrough one hundred years of photographs, showing the\u003cbr\u003edramatic changes that took place during the transition from wood to steel ships. Charlestown Navy Yard's history is preserved in these images, which include rare views of buildings past and present and snapshots of shipyard workers in the Ropewalk, on the ships, and in the Forge Shop where die-lock chain was developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara A. Bither, Boston National Historical Park\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738502219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738502212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.46w x 0.35d","brand":"Barbara A. Bither","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202159624447,"sku":"9780738502212","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45811dd6-fea6-4585-8905-b903f30ad29e.jpg?v=1756819803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlestown-navy-yard-barbara-a-bither-9780738502212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}