Richard Knowles Morris is a retired professor of education and anthropology at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Morris is the author, co-author, or editor of several books and numerous articles in leading journals.
The classic story of the self-trained inventor-engineer who
revolutionized naval architecture." —Journal of American
History
"This is a sound work in a highly controversial field, and can be
read by naval buffs or history students with equal profit and
pleasure." —Choice
"A solid, scholarly step toward [Holland's] belated recognition."
—New York Times Book Review
"Certain to be the standard biography of Holland." —The Irish
Sword
"By far the best of its kind." —Submarines
"[The book's] virtues are many: felicitous coverage of Holland's
childhood, youth, and career in Ireland; fascinating material on
the activities of the Fenian Society; the agonies of obtaining a
government contract; and the history of the Electric Boat Company
…This is the definitive work on Holland and is considerably more
than naval and submarine history." —Library Journal
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