Ocean SteamshipsThis book describes in detail and with many illustrations the development of the steamship, its construction and building, the travel and their speed, the shipping companies involved and the safety issues at that time on the Atlantic. Originally published in 1891. |
Contents
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEAMSHIP | 1 |
SPEED IN OCEAN STEAMERS | 57 |
THE BUILDING OF AN OCEAN GREYHOUND | 91 |
OCEAN PASSENGER TRAVEL | 112 |
THE SHIPS COMPANY | 149 |
SAFETY ON THE ATLANTIC | 185 |
THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP AS A FREIGHT CARRIER | 217 |
STEAMSHIP LINES OF THE WORLD | 253 |
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