Steam titans : Cunard, Collins, and the epic battle for commerce on the North Atlantic / William M. Fowler Jr.

"'Steam Titan' tells the story of a transatlantic fight born of and powered by steam, a fight to wrest control of the globe's most lucrative trade route. It's the story of two men: Samuel Cunard and Edward Knight Collins, and two nations: Great Britain and the United States. Wielding the tools of te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fowler, William M., Jr., 1944- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; London : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Subjects:	Collins Line. Cunard Steamship Company, ltd. Collins, Edward Knight, > 1802-1878. Cunard, Samuel, > Sir, > 1787-1865. Merchant marine > North Atlantic Ocean > Biography. Steamboat lines > North Atlantic Ocean > History > 19th century. Shipping > North Atlantic Ocean > History > 19th century. Steamboats > North Atlantic Ocean > History > 19th century. United States > Commerce > 19th century. Great Britain > Commerce > 19th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation. HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century. Commerce. Merchant marine. Shipping. Steamboat lines. Steamboats. Great Britain. North Atlantic Ocean. United States. 1800 - 1899 Biographies. History.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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