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Author : Richard H. Coton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780950211800
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (118 download)
Download or read book A Decline of the Paddle Steamer written by Richard H. Coton and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nick Robins
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848321341
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)
Download or read book The Coming of the Comet written by Nick Robins and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1812 Henry BellÍs Comet, a revolutionary paddle steamer, made her first journey on the Clyde. This marked the start of extraordinary developments that completely transformed shipping and transport in Britain, Europe and the Americas. The paddle steamer soon became the key link with Empire, pushing the Honourable East India CompanyÍs wooden walls off the seas; it provided the all- important link with the Americas, and it offered emigrants to the New World a means of pushing westwards. ??In this fascinating new book Nick Robins analyses the remarkable impact of the paddle steamer and goes on to describe its development, both in terms of technology design and in relation to its effects on the transformation of nineteenth-century economies. He includes all Henry Bells disciples - the Burns brothers, Laird, Napier, Fulton, Syminton Cunard and Denny to name a few, and looks at their individual contributions. ??The impact of the paddle steamer on transport is difficult to overstate. It helped with the export of cotton from the American southern states, and with the transport of oil from BurmaÍs oil fields. The great stern wheelers of the Mississipi are legendary, but they also migrated to the Murray and Darling rivers in Australia, and to the Congo and Nile rivers in Africa, and the great rivers of Russia.??This wonderful story of nineteenth-century ingenuity will appeal to shipping enthusiasts and those with a wider interest in industrial history.
Author : Chris Collard
Publisher : Tempus Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780752421476
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book White Funnels written by Chris Collard and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of P&A Campbell's White Funnel Fleet of paddle steamers lie in early nineteenth century Scotland, when the Campbell family began its steamer services on the River Clyde. In the 1880s a series of events led the brothers, Peter and Alexander, to transfer their business from Glasgow to Bristol, where, despite intense competition, they quickly established themselves as the major pleasure steamer operators. As the popularity of marine excursions flourished in the 1890s they increased their fleet, extended their network of Bristol Channel services and ventured into a new enterprise on the south coast of England. The Golden Age of the paddle steamer ended abruptly with the outbreak of the First World War, when, in common with most other fleets of excursion ships, the Admiralty requisitioned the thirteen Campbell vessels principally for minesweeping. At the end of the hostilities the company recommenced its peace-time services, which continued throughout the difficult years of industrial unrest and the Depression, until the outbreak of the Second World War, when the Admiralty, once again, requisitioned the entire fleet, which then consisted of eleven vessels. Only four of those paddle steamers survived to sail again, but after the gradual resumption of sailings in 1946, and with the delivery of three new steamers, the company enjoyed a number of profitable seasons during the early post-war years. In the 1950s, however, the company's fortunes went into decline; partly as a result of its own practices, which failed to keep pace with the changing demands of the public; and partly as a result of rising costs, the increasing trend towards private motoring, and one bad summer after another. Although the company was saved from demise in 1959 and continued its services for a further twenty-one years, economic pressures enforced the disposal of the last of the paddle steamers in 1968. This account of the company's post-war history touches, only briefly, on the broader issues of management and finance. It is concerned, principally, with the activities of the steamers themselves, and has been meticulously researched over many years from a wide variety of sources. The aims of the book are simple - to enable those who have known and loved the paddle steamers to relive their memories of a bygone era, and to introduce younger generations to the exitement and sense of adventure experienced in sailing on the Bristol Channel.
Author : Greville Bathe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Decline of the Paddle-wheel written by Greville Bathe and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752492861
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of British Shipbuilding written by Anthony Burton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From modest beginnings, Britain rose throughout the nineteenth century to become the greatest shipbuilding nation in the world, yet by the end of the following century the British merchant fleet ranked just 38 in the world. The glory days of sail had given way to the introduction of the steam age. Traditional shipwrights had railed against new industrial methods resulting in the infamous demarcation disputes. Talented men, like Brunel and Armstrong, had always sought change and development, but too many shipbuilders were relying on old technologies. From building mighty battleships and extravagant ocean liners, the nation became complacent and its yards were eventually no longer as innovative as their foreign competitors. In the twenty-first century, British shipbuilding has shrunk to a mere fraction of its former size and has become almost totally dependent on government contracts. The popularity of and fascination with this subject has prompted a new edition of Anthony Burton's successful book. With fresh images and a new, final chapter, the story of the rise and cataclysmic fall of British shipbuilding has been brought right up to date.
Author : Tom McCluskie MBE MBE
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752492411
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff written by Tom McCluskie MBE MBE and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harland and Wolff, once acknowledged as the greatest and best-known shipbuilding company in the world, for many years enjoyed a mighty eminence before a gradual descent into near obscurity. This illustrated book, told from the unique perspective of someone who was there at the time, chronicles the history of the organisation from its creation to the present day, from its halcyon days to its present incarnation. Today, the company is no longer involved in shipbuilding, maintaining only a small ship repair and engineering facility and occupying a fraction of its previously vast complex. At its peak Harland and Wolff directly employed over 45,000 people, with even more in its subsidiary companies. Well-known Harland and Wolff former employee Tom McCluskie, who was a technical consultant to James Cameron on the movie Titanic, sheds light on many little-known facts about the business, delves into the human interest stories, and recounts both the mighty zenith and ignominious demise of this great enterprise.
Author : Alan Palmer
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781566198479
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (984 download)
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire written by Alan Palmer and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like England's Charles II, the Ottoman Empire took "an unconscionable time dying." Since the seventeenth century, observers had been predicting the collapse of this so-called Sick Man of Europe, yet it survived all its rivals. As late as 1910, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents. Unlike the Romanovs, Habsburgs, or Hohenzollerns, the House of Osman, which had allied itself with the Kaiser, was still recognized as an imperial dynasty during the peace conference following World War I. "The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire" offers a provocative view of the empire's decline, from the failure to take Vienna in 1683 to the abolition of the Sultanate by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) in 1922 during a revolutionary upsurge in Turkish national pride. The narrative contains instances of violent revolt and bloody reprisals, such as the massacres of Armenians in 1896, and other "ethnic episodes" in Crete and Macedonia. More generally, it emphasizes recurring problems: competition between religious and secular authority; the acceptance or rejection of Western ideas; and the strength or weakness of successive Sultans. The book also highlights the special challenges of the early twentieth century, when railways and oilfields gave new importance to Ottoman lands in the Middle East. Events of the past few years have placed the problems that faced the last Sultans back on the world agenda. The old empire's outposts in the Balkans and in Iraq are still considered trouble spots. Alan Palmer offers considerable insight into the historical roots of many contemporary problems: the Kurdish struggle for survival, the sad continuity of conflict in Lebanon, and the centuries-old Muslim presence in Sarajevo. He also recounts the Ottoman Empire's lingering interests in their oil-rich Libyan provinces. By exploring that legacy over the past three centuries, "The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire" examines a past whose effect on the present may go a long way toward explaining the future. Praise for "The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire" "Alan Palmer writes the sort of history that dons did before 'accessible' became an academic insult. It is cool, rational, scholarly, literate."--John Keegan "A scholarly, readable and balanced history."--"The Independent on Sunday" "A marvellously readable book based on massive research."--Robert Blake
Author : Donald Longmore
Publisher : ShieldCrest
ISBN 13 : 190762922X
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the NHS written by Donald Longmore and published by ShieldCrest. This book was released on 2012 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jackson Wickham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648586135
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (861 download)
Download or read book A Renmarkable Vessel written by Jackson Wickham and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Card featuring image of Paddle Steamer Marion, with information about its history on the verso.
Author : Piers Brendon
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307388417
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 written by Piers Brendon and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
Author : Sidney Langford Hinde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Fall of the Congo Arabs written by Sidney Langford Hinde and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : V.G. Kiernan
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1804291099
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (42 download)
Download or read book European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960 written by V.G. Kiernan and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfare European Empires from Conquest to Collapse is a vivid anticolonial reckoning with the history of imperial warfare. Global in scope, it deftly surveys the fighting forces and military engagements of the Great Powers, from the British in India to the scramble for Africa. Victor Kiernan lays bare the doctrines and realities of colonial fighting, dispelling official legends. Europe often boasted that coloni- alism was ‘civilised’, but the facts show it could be barbaric. Kiernan traces how guerrilla insurgency against colonial oppression developed into one of the most sophisticated branches of the art of war. With a foreword by Tariq Ali, author of Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes.
Author : Michael D. Leigh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472589750
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book The Collapse of British Rule in Burma written by Michael D. Leigh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1942 colonial Burma was in a state of military, economic and constitutional collapse. Japanese forces controlled almost the whole country and thousands of evacuees were trapped in a huge area of no-man's-land in the north. They made their way to India through the so-called 'jungles of death', attempting to trek out of Burma amidst perilous conditions. Drawing on diverse and previously unpublished accounts, Michael D. Leigh analyses the experiences of evacuees in both Burma and India and critically examines the impact of evacuation on colonial and Burmese politics in the lead-up to independence in 1948. This study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Burmese history, 20th-century imperialism and the global reach of the Second World War.
Author : Mansel Jones
Publisher : Goylake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0993245838
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Blind Justice written by Mansel Jones and published by Goylake Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summer of 1976 was a hot one, especially for blind authoress Naomi Parker. A sixth sense told Naomi that someone was following her and when her friend, psychologist Dr Jesamine Garner, confirms that fact they decide to enlist the services of private detective Max Gwyther.As Max delves deeper into the case, he discovers that Naomi has attracted the attentions of three stalkers: a local crime lord, a respected enquiry agent and a mysterious American. What is their interest in Naomi? Why do they want Max off the case? And is there a connection to a journalist's murder?
Author : Bernard Dumpleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780854750573
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (55 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Paddle Steamer written by Bernard Dumpleton and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Library of Australia
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 : 0642276617
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Bridging the Distance written by National Library of Australia and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2008 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication and the exhibition it accompanied draw on the National Library of Australia’s collection to reveal how, as a nation, we have dealt with the physical distances that separate us—and which characterise our continent. The exhibition of Bridging the Distance, was on display at the National Library of Australia from 6 March to 15 June 2008
Author : Sharon House
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1602475385
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book They All Fall Down written by Sharon House and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story moves between history and fiction, mingling romance and suspense, as it tells a story about a band of friends residing at Helen's Landing, Malaya, and the destroyer, Mariah, when World War II explodes.
