Operations Management Presentation: Building the First 'Steamship' in History
by
John Laurence Busch

We are delighted to have John as our speaker for our October Professional Development Meeting

Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a "steamship" was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear.  Then he will show how Captain Moses Rogers addressed the challenge of managing the creation of this revolutionary vessel... nearly two centuries ago!   The presentation is based upon his book, "STEAM COFFIN: Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier."

STEAM COFFIN has received widespread praise and acclaim, as evidenced by more than two dozen positive reviews in periodicals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

John’s tour for STEAM COFFIN so far has taken him from Maine to Puerto Rico to California, and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, where he has made over 300 presentations before a wide variety of audiences.

"Busch's supremely readable account...represents the creation of a long-needed missing piece of maritime history... It may properly be termed a page-turner, and is strongly recommended."    — (mt) Marine Technology Magazine

“A beautifully written and engaging narrative... John Laurence Busch has made a major contribution to American maritime history with this fine book.”    — Naval War College Review