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    612-822-4611

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The history of North Atlantic steam navigation, with some account of early ships and shipowners

The history of North Atlantic steam navigation, with some account of early ships and shipowners

Henry Fry

Paperback

Canadian HistoryBoatingGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353606535
ISBN13: 9789353606534
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 340
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Across the storm-lashed North Atlantic, steam and iron reshaped the world. You can almost smell coal. First published in the late Victorian age, Henry Fry's The History of North Atlantic Steam Navigation is a classic maritime history book tracing how fragile early ocean steam navigation developed into dependable links between continents. Drawing on Fry's long experience within the shipping trade, this nautical history nonfiction work follows the rise of north atlantic steamships as they challenged sail, shortened passages, and transformed travel, trade, and migration across the 19th century north atlantic. Blending narrative and meticulous detail, Fry sets out the ambitions of shipowners, the evolution of hulls and engines, and the hard economics behind transatlantic shipping history. His perspective makes the volume a rich steamship history reference book, ideal for maritime historians yet welcoming for ship enthusiasts and general readers alike. Readers drawn to Victorian era steamships, merchant shipping history, and the forerunners of the great liners will find a vivid foundation for what ocean liner history fans so often celebrate. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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