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Cargo Liners: An Illustrated History

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Cargo Liners: An Illustrated History

For 100 years, between 1850 and 1950, the cargo liner grew to dominate the worldâ€™s trade routes, providing regular services that merchants, shippers and importers could rely on; they carried much of the worldâ€™s higher value manufactured goods and raw materials and their services spread to most corners of the world. They were the tool of the worldâ€™s first phase of globalization.

This new book, evocatively illustrated with a magnificent collection of more than 300 photographs, begins with the establishment of routes around Europe and across the North Atlantic in the 1850s. Not until the Liverpool ship owner and engineer, Alfred Holt, developed high-pressure compound engines were coal-powered vessels able to steam further afield, to the Far East and Australia. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 cemented the dominance of the cargo liner and only with the appearance of the first container ship in the 1950s was that dominance finally overthrown.

With its informative introductory texts and abundant photographs, this book will appeal to ship enthusiasts around the world and to all those who mourn the passing of the golden age of the steamship.

Country	USA
Author	Ambrose Greenway
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Greenway, Ambrose
EAN	9781848321298
Edition	Reprint
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1848321295
Label	Seaforth Publishing
Manufacturer	Seaforth Publishing
MPN	350 b&W photos
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	184
PartNumber	350 b&W photos
PublicationDate	2012-02-29
Publisher	Seaforth Publishing
ReleaseDate	2012-02-29
Studio	Seaforth Publishing

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