Helen Doe

Gebundenes Buch

The First Atlantic Liner

Brunel's Great Western Steamship

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Helen Doe is a maritime historian who has published extensively on nineteenth-century sail and steam, including co-editing and contributing to the award-winning Maritime History of Cornwall. Her previous book was The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel's Great Western Steamship. Her interests are in the people connected with vessels, whether on land or at sea. She has a PhD from the University of Exeter, where she has been a lecturer for some years. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Vice Chairman of the British Commission for Maritime History, a member of the UK Government's Council of Experts for National Historic Ships and trustee of the SS Great Britain Trust.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amberley Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 162mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9781445667201
• ISBN-10: 1445667207
• Artikelnr.: 47887916