Life of Robert Napier of West Shandon: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour; Knight Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog; President of the Mechanical Engineers (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Life of Robert Napier of West Shandon: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour; Knight Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog; President of the Mechanical EngineersIT is often said that the Clyde made Glasgow, and the object of this volume is to relate in some detail the life of one who, by his energy and perseverance, caused the Clyde to become the most famous ship building centre in the world, and thereby contributed most materially to building up the fabric of what is now called the second city in the Empire.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.