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    James B. Eads
    James B. Eads
    James B. Eads
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    James B. Eads

    By Louis How

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    Captain James Buchanan Eads was a renowned American civil engineer and inventor, most famous for building ironclad gunboats in the times of the Civil War. The engineering achievements of Buchanan were of great importance, as his ships were protected from damage from gunshots and widely used by the government to defend the Western waters.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 20, 2019
    ISBN4064066146528
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