Cargo Liners. An Illustrated History by Ambrose Greenway

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Title:  Cargo Liners. An Illustrated History by Ambrose Greenway
Summary: This is a richly illustrated survey of the development of the cargo liner, the merchant ships that formed the backbone of international trade from the mid-19th century until the rise of containerization. Rather than focusing on a single shipping company, Greenway traces the evolution of cargo liners across the world's major trade routes and explains how advances in ship design and propulsion transformed global commerce. The book contains more than 300 historic photographs and illustrations, making it as much a visual history as a narrative one. 
The book begins by explaining the origins of the cargo liner in the 1850s, when steam propulsion, efficient compound engines, and later the opening of the Suez Canal made scheduled cargo services commercially viable. Companies such as Alfred Holt's Ocean Steam Ship Company pioneered reliable liner services that gradually displaced many sailing ships.
Author: Ambrose Greenway
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing. Barnsley
Year Published: 2009
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781848320062
Dimensions: 26cm x 24cm 
Notes: 
SKU: VSS / 257 / G / 7615 / 5988
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Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks
Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks
Binding: Intact
Pages: 176 pages
 
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