STEAMBOATS FROM THE MONONGAHELA: THE TRAVELER’S SPEAK 1 Cassandra Vivian Steamboat building on the Monongahela River in Southwestern Pennsylvania is a forgotten industry. It is just as important as steel, coal, coke, and electricity.... more
STEAMBOATS FROM THE MONONGAHELA: THE TRAVELER’S SPEAK 1 Cassandra Vivian
Steamboat building on the Monongahela River in Southwestern Pennsylvania is a forgotten industry. It is just as important as steel, coal, coke, and electricity. There are a number of essays in my collection on Academia.edu covering this exciting and important subject. This is the beginning of a series on the people and events that occurred as the boats traveled the Mississippi Watershed. It is a look into history as the stories of America unfold: slavery, Mormons, Native Americans, western expansion and many, many more.
The only natural material for building boats is wood. There are various designs in the art of wooden boat building. The techniques for building wooden boats depends on the type of boat, the technique and procedure for making day sailors... more
The only natural material for building boats is wood. There are various designs in the art of wooden boat building. The techniques for building wooden boats depends on the type of boat, the technique and procedure for making day sailors is different from the one used for construction of powerboats, cruising boats, or performance rows among several others.
Likewise, depending on the type of boat you want to build, you have an option of choosing from a large variety of timbers....
La Revue de l'Archéologie du Bateau, dans un volume annuel, fournit un lieu spécialisé de discussions et d'analyses sur archéologie, l'ethnologie, et l'histoire des tous types des bateaux, qui couvrent toutes les zones géographiques du... more
La Revue de l'Archéologie du Bateau, dans un volume annuel, fournit un lieu spécialisé de discussions et d'analyses sur archéologie, l'ethnologie, et l'histoire des tous types des bateaux, qui couvrent toutes les zones géographiques du monde depuis la Préhistoire la plus ancienne jusqu'au XX ème siècle.
The present paper summarizes the question of the use of wood in boatbuilding in Saudi Arabia from classical antiquity until present times. It draws on primary sources and archaeological evidence from the Graeco-Roman period and the... more
The present paper summarizes the question of the use of wood in boatbuilding in Saudi Arabia from classical antiquity until present times. It draws on primary sources and archaeological evidence from the Graeco-Roman period and the medieval Islamic period. In doing so, it sheds the light on the timber trade and the timber exploitation processes in the past; and how these were interlinked with the geopolitics and socio-economics of the time. Not only did Saudi Arabia import wood from the Mediterranean, East Africa, and South Asia; but it also benefited from its local wood resources for boatbuilding.
This paper stresses that little attention has been given to the exploitation of local woods in favour of a greater reliance on Indian timber, especially teak. Thus, it suggests the need to consider other timber species which were equally suitable for shipwrightry, as well as other western Indian Ocean wood providers.
This study has also drawn on ethnographic research in Jizan and the Farasan Archipelago in Saudi Arabia. The ethnographic enquiry focused on vernacular names of timbers, the timber exploitation processes, and the variables that come at play in the metamorphosis of a tree into a boat part. Finally, by interlinking diverse pathways of enquiry drawing on primary sources, archaeology and ethnography, this paper aims to contribute to the field of maritime culture and maritime archaeology a deeper understanding of wooden boatbuilding in the Red Sea.
