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Steam Titans: Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atl
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- ISBN
- 9781620409084
- Book Title
- Steam Titans : Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Transportation, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Navigation, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Modern / 19th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Historical, Business, Industries / Transportation
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 24.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Winner of the Brewington Book Prize for Maritime History The story of the epic contest between shipping magnates Samuel Cunard and Edward Collins for mid-19th century control of the Atlantic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1620409089
ISBN-13
9781620409084
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228527962
Product Key Features
Book Title
Steam Titans : Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Navigation, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Modern / 19th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Historical, Business, Industries / Transportation
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Transportation, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Vm615
Reviews
"A vigorous account of the rivalry . . .With STEAM TITANS, Mr. Fowler has crafted an enjoyable book, with enough technical detail and colorful tales to appeal to the casual weekend sailor and skilled mariner alike." - Charles R. Morris, The Wall Street Journal "[A] grand-scale chronicle of an era at sea like no other, written by a master maritime scholar, and with appropriate vitality. High ambition, ingenuity, the advance of technology, money, good luck and bad, and courage aplenty all play their parts here... [A] most refreshing reminder of how much more there is to history besides politics and war." - David McCullough "[A] fascinating, informative account of the rivalry that pushed the efficiency of ocean transportation to new heights in the mid-nineteenth century... The narrative has all the thrust and drive of one of the steam ships William Fowler so vividly evokes. His account of the wreck of the Arctic is just one of the many set pieces that makes this book both a pleasure and a surprise." - Nathaniel Philbrick "A powerful, sometimes cautionary, tale of a great transatlantic maritime rivalry, well-told from both human and commercial viewpoints." - Diana Preston, author of LUSITANIA: AN EPIC TRAGEDY "Fowler takes us back to the shipping industry of Britain and the freshly declared independent American colonies to illustrate the formation and growth of trade routes and commodities, maritime law, and the U.S. merchant marine, as well as the often-prickly relationship between national politics and commercial interests." - Jennifer Bort Yacovissi, Washington Independent Review of Books "Skillfully-written and well researched . . . It describes fascinating details without becoming too technical." - The Missourian "Well researched and finely articulated, STEAM TITANS is an absorbing account of a decade-long struggle." - John G. Langley, Q.C., Cunard Steamship Society Chairman "STEAM TITANS is a must read. Superbly written!" - William (Bill) H. Miller, lecturer and author of GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS 1950-1960, "[Fowler's] superb American Crisis brings to life, with great clarity and understanding, one of the least-known, most important chapters in the long struggle for independence, and leaves no doubt of how much, once again, was owed to George Washington for how things turned out." - David McCullough "With American Crisis [Fowler] has written the book of his long and distinguished career. Chronicling one of the least known portions of the American Revolution, he has created a page-turner full of intrigue, drama, and countless unexpected twists. You will never think of George Washington in quite the same way." - Nathaniel Philbrick "A vigorous account of the rivalry . . .With STEAM TITANS, Mr. Fowler has crafted an enjoyable book, with enough technical detail and colorful tales to appeal to the casual weekend sailor and skilled mariner alike." - Charles R. Morris, The Wall Street Journal "Fowler takes us back to the shipping industry of Britain and the freshly declared independent American colonies to illustrate the formation and growth of trade routes and commodities, maritime law, and the U.S. merchant marine, as well as the often-prickly relationship between national politics and commercial interests." - Jennifer Bort Yacovissi, Washington Independent Review of Books "A powerful, sometimes cautionary, tale of a great transatlantic maritime rivalry, well-told from both human and commercial viewpoints." - Diana Preston, author of LUSITANIA: AN EPIC TRAGEDY "STEAM TITANS is a must read. Superbly written!" - William (Bill) H. Miller, lecturer and author of GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS 1950-1960 "Well researched and finely articulated, Steam Titans is an absorbing account of a decade-long struggle." - John G. Langley, Q.C., Cunard Steamship Society Chairman, "[Fowler's] superb American Crisis brings to life, with great clarity and understanding, one of the least-known, most important chapters in the long struggle for independence, and leaves no doubt of how much, once again, was owed to George Washington for how things turned out." - David McCullough "With American Crisis [Fowler] has written the book of his long and distinguished career. Chronicling one of the least known portions of the American Revolution, he has created a page-turner full of intrigue, drama, and countless unexpected twists. You will never think of George Washington in quite the same way." - Nathaniel Philbrick "A judicious, well-paced and engaging introduction to a turning point in American and world history." - Publishers Weekly on EMPIRES AT WAR, "Fowler's superb American Crisis brings to life, with great clarity and understanding, one of the least-known, most important chapters in the long struggle for independence, and leaves no doubt of how much, once again, was owed to George Washington for how things turned out." -David McCullough"With American Crisis Fowler has written the book of his long and distinguished career. Chronicling one of the least known portions of the American Revolution, he has created a page-turner full of intrigue, drama, and countless unexpected twists. You will never think of George Washington in quite the same way." -Nathaniel Philbrick
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
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