Monturiol's dream
Subtitle: the extraordinary story of the submarine inventor who wanted to save the world
By: Matthew Stewart.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Monturiol, Narciso, -- 1819-1885.; Marine engineers -- Spain -- Catalonia -- Biography.; Naval architects -- Spain -- Catalonia -- Biography.; Submarines (Ships) -- Spain -- History -- 19th century.; Inventors -- Spain -- Catalonia -- Biography.; Catalonia (Spain) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Originally published: Great Britain: Profile Books, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: The making of a submariner; title: The fires of youth; title: The problem of Barcelona; title: Urban Guerrilla; title: The mother of the family; title: The brotherhood; title: A word from the prophet Étienne; title: From Barcelona to Paradise; title: The father of the family; title: Cosmic awakenings; title: The virtual revolution; title: The end of Utopia; title: The submarine dream; title: The state of the art; title: The adventure begins; title: How to build a submarine, part 1; title: The ride of the Ictineo; title: The greatest show on earth; title: A fish out of water; title: The struggle for recognition; title: The blind trial; title: Barcelona dreaming; title: The submarine roast; title: The people's submarine; title: The new God of movement; title: How to build a submarine, part II; title: The Ictineo rides again; title: The struggle continues; title: Fire and water; title: Prometheus bound; title: The Ictineo in words; title: Adelaida and Delfina; title: The submariners' republic; title: A life of invention; title: Twilight of a submariner; title: Redemption; title: The Post-Monturiol era of underwater navigation.