Holland pressed on, launching his first prototype Holland I in 1878. His second effort was named the Fenian Ram after the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish independence group that financed its building.

Vat Dan Van Der, Author, Dan Van der Vat, Author, Dan Van Der Vat, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $30 (374p) ISBN 978-0-395-65242-8 The first workable prototype--the Fenian Ram--of an ...