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Technology as a Factor in the Gulf Coast Shipbuilding Industry, 1900-1945

To show how mass-production principles and welding in shipbuilding altered the economic conditions along the Gulf coast, this investigation relied on a chronological narrative to illustrate the importance of timing in addition to identifying the significant factors causing the changes. The account begins with a description of the Gulf coast shipyards during World War I and ends shortly after World War II. The necessary factors for Gulf coast participation in shipbuilding are developed in two chapters followed by an evaluation of the specific accomplishments of five Gulf coast shipyards during and after World War II. The effects of the changes in the shipyards on labor are also discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330945
Date08 1900
CreatorsPeebles, Robert H. (Robert Houston)
ContributorsSmallwood, J. B., DuChemin, Roderic C., Marcello, Ronald E.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 245 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States
RightsPublic, Peebles, Robert H. (Robert Houston), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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