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  1. A Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States by National Research Council Marine Board (page images at NAP)

  2. Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual for Amateurs (9th edition, 1903) by William Picard Stephens (HTML at dragonflycanoe.com)

  3. Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet by National Research Council Marine Board Committee on Effective Manning (preliminary HTML at ulib.org)

  4. Life of John Fitch, the Inventor of the Steamboat by Thompson Westcott (illustrated HTML at Rochester)

  5. Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia by Herbert Warington Smyth (illustrated HTML at ly.net)

  6. Minding the Helm: Marine Navigation and Piloting by National Research Council Marine Board (page images at NAP)

  7. On the Bottomby Edward Ellsberg, illustrated HTML at Eldritch Press

  8. Robert Fulton, Engineer and Artist by Henry Winram Dickinson (illustrated HTML at Rochester)

  9. Robert Fulton: His Life and Its Results by Robert Henry Thurston (illustrated HTML at Rochester)

  10. Safety of Tourist Submersibles by National Research Council Marine Board (page images at NAP)

  11. Shipbuilding Technology and Education by National Research Council Marine Board (page images at NAP)

  12. Simulated Voyages: Using Simulation Technology to Train and License Mariners by National Research Council Marine Board (page images, PDF, and partial HTML at NAP)

  13. United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1995 (electronic edition) by Roy A. Grossnick (PDF files at navy.mil)