author
David Pollock
d. 1932
A close observer of the great age of steamship building, this writer turned a fast-changing industry into clear, readable history. His books capture both the technical side of ship construction and the people and shipyards that drove maritime progress.
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Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it
by David Pollock
About the author
Little biographical information could be confirmed, but David H. Pollock is known for writing substantial works on shipbuilding in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
His best-known books include Modern Shipbuilding and the Men Engaged in It (1884) and The Shipbuilding Industry; Its History, Practice, Science and Finance (1905). In them, he surveyed advances in steamship design and construction, described important shipyards, and recorded the work of shipbuilders, engineers, and shipowners.
That makes his writing especially valuable today: it preserves not just industrial facts, but a vivid picture of an era when shipbuilding was rapidly transforming global trade and travel.