The First Atlantic Liner - Brunel’s Great Western Steamship

About the author

Helen Doe is a maritime historian specializing in the 19th century. Her other books include Enterprising Women in Shipping in the Nineteenth Century and she was a major contributor and co-editor of The Maritime History of Cornwall. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a trustee of the British Commission for Maritime History, and a trustee of the SS Great Britain.

Summary

New paperback edition - The first ever history of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s forgotten first ship, the SS Great Western, the fastest and largest Atlantic Steamship of its day.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Doe
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781445694467
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-9446-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 131 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 266 g
• Illustrations: 16 Plates, color
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous