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Book Synopsis Engines of Empire by : Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Download or read book Engines of Empire written by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1859, the S.S. Great Eastern departed from England on her maiden voyage. She was a remarkable wonder of the nineteenth century: an iron city longer than Trafalgar Square, taller than Big Ben's tower, heavier than Westminster Cathedral. Her paddles were the size of Ferris wheels; her decks could hold four thousand passengers bound for America, or ten thousand troops bound for the Raj. Yet she ended her days as a floating carnival before being unceremoniously dismantled in 1889. Steamships like the Great Eastern occupied a singular place in the Victorian mind. Crossing oceans, ferrying tourists and troops alike, they became emblems of nationalism, modernity, and humankind's triumph over the cruel elements. Throughout the nineteenth century, the spectacle of a ship's launch was one of the most recognizable symbols of British social and technological progress. Yet this celebration of the power of the empire masked overconfidence and an almost religious veneration of technology. Equating steam with civilization had catastrophic consequences for subjugated peoples around the world. Engines of Empire tells the story of the complex relationship between Victorians and their wondrous steamships, following famous travelers like Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Jules Verne as well as ordinary spectators, tourists, and imperial administrators as they crossed oceans bound for the colonies. Rich with anecdotes and wry humor, it is a fascinating glimpse into a world where an empire felt powerful and anything seemed possible—if there was an engine behind it.
Book Synopsis List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, with the Official Numbers and Signal Letters Awarded to Them by : United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Bureau of Statistics
Download or read book List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, with the Official Numbers and Signal Letters Awarded to Them written by United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Bureau of Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States by :
Download or read book Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ships of the Royal Navy by : J.J. Colledge
Download or read book Ships of the Royal Navy written by J.J. Colledge and published by Casemate / Greenhill. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential historical reference on British warships—fully revised. “Right at the top of the ‘must have’ list . . . A book which will get much use ” (Royal Navy and Maritime Book Reviews). This is the fourth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work—indeed, “Colledge,” as the book is universally known, is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information on any British warship from the fifteenth century to the present day when only the name is known. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament, and service dates, and its alphabetical and chronological arrangement makes it easy to track down the right ship—otherwise the Royal Navy’s tradition of reusing the same names can be misleading. When originally published, the second of the two volumes was devoted to minor fighting ships and hired and requisitioned vessels. For the third edition, published in one volume, this material was omitted, but for this edition, all the genuine fighting ships—like the numbered Coastal Forces craft—have been restored, resulting in a convenient but comprehensive single-volume listing of all significant vessels. Since the death of Jim Colledge, who was widely respected for his pioneering research on the technical details of warships, his magnum opus has been updated, corrected, and expanded with similar enthusiasm and attention to detail by Ben Warlow, a retired naval officer and author of a number of books in the field. “An amazing and immensely valuable work of dedicated and persistent research.” —Baird Maritime
Book Synopsis Report by : Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Download or read book Report written by Commonwealth Shipping Committee and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Merchant Ship Types by : Alexander Arnfinn Olsen
Download or read book Merchant Ship Types written by Alexander Arnfinn Olsen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merchant Ship Types provides a broad and detailed introduction to the classifications and main categories of merchant vessels for students and cadets. It introduces the concept of ship classification by usage, cargo type, and size, and shows how the various size categories affect which ports and channels the types of vessels are permitted to enter. Detailed outlines of each major vessel category are provided, including: • Feeder ship; • General cargo vessels; • Container ships; • Tankers; • Dry bulk carriers; • Multi-purpose vessels; • Reefer ships; • Roll-on/roll-off vessels. The book also explains where these are permitted to operate, the type of cargoes carried, and specific safety or risk factors associated with the vessel class, as well as their main characteristics. Relevant case studies are presented. The textbook is ideal for merchant navy cadets at HNC, HND, and foundation degree level in both the deck and engineering branches, and serves as a general reference for insurance, law, logistics, offshore, and fisheries.
Book Synopsis Annual Statement of the Trade and Navigation of the Presidency of Bombay (excluding Sind) ... by : Bombay (Presidency). Customs Department
Download or read book Annual Statement of the Trade and Navigation of the Presidency of Bombay (excluding Sind) ... written by Bombay (Presidency). Customs Department and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :London Chamber of Commerce. Special Committee on Trade During and After the War Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :38 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Preliminary Report by : London Chamber of Commerce. Special Committee on Trade During and After the War
Download or read book Preliminary Report written by London Chamber of Commerce. Special Committee on Trade During and After the War and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cd written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Imperial Bodies in London by : Kristin D. Hussey
Download or read book Imperial Bodies in London written by Kristin D. Hussey and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the eighteenth century, European administrators and officers, military men, soldiers, missionaries, doctors, wives, and servants moved back and forth between Britain and its growing imperial territories. The introduction of steam-powered vessels, and deep-docks to accommodate them at London ports, significantly reduced travel time for colonists and imperial servants traveling home to see their families, enjoy a period of study leave, or recuperate from the tropical climate. With their minds enervated by the sun, livers disrupted by the heat, and blood teeming with parasites, these patients brought the empire home and, in doing so, transformed medicine in Britain. With Imperial Bodies in London, Kristin D. Hussey offers a postcolonial history of medicine in London. Following mobile tropical bodies, her book challenges the idea of a uniquely domestic medical practice, arguing instead that British medicine was imperial medicine in the late Victorian era. Using the analytic tools of geography, she interrogates sites of encounter across the imperial metropolis to explore how medical research and practice were transformed and remade at the crossroads of empire.
Download or read book The London Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ships, Oceans, and Empire by : Geoffrey Vaughn Scammell
Download or read book Ships, Oceans, and Empire written by Geoffrey Vaughn Scammell and published by Variorum Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English merchant shipping at the end of the Middle Ages - some East Coast evidence; manning the English merchant service in the 16th century; shipowning in the economy and politics of early modern England; European seamanship in the great age of discovery; the English in the Atlantic Islands, c 1450-1650; the sinews of war - manning and provisioning English fighting ships, c 1550-1650; European shipowning in the Estado da India, 1500-1700; European exiles, renegades and outlaws and the maritime economy of Asia, c 1500-1750; the new worlds and Europe in the 16th century; (Richard) Hakluyt and the economic thought of his time; indigenous assistance in the establishment of Portuguese power in Asia in the 16th century; the pillars of empire - indigenous assistance and the survival of the Estado da India, c 1600-1700; essay and reflection - on the discovery of the Americas and the spread of intolerance, absolutism and racism in early modern Europe; the Columbian legacy.
Book Synopsis Treaties and Conventions Concluded Between the United States of America and Other Powers, Since July 4, 1776 by :
Download or read book Treaties and Conventions Concluded Between the United States of America and Other Powers, Since July 4, 1776 written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Senate Documents by : United States Senate
Download or read book Senate Documents written by United States Senate and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report by : United States. Congress. House
Download or read book Report written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on with total page 1942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reports and Documents by : United States. Congress
Download or read book Reports and Documents written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on with total page 2054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States by : United States. Congress. House
Download or read book Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."
