Pleasure Steamers |
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| Author:
| Gladwell, Andrew |
| Series title: | Shire Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7478-1205-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Shire Publications |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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The first commercial paddle steamer was the Comet of 1812. Soon competitive steamer services developed, resulting in bigger and more magnificent vessels, and before long no seaside resort was complete without a pleasure steamer moored alongside the pier. By the 1970s, however, the ships had almost all disappeared and now only three ......
The first commercial paddle steamer was the Comet of 1812. Soon competitive steamer services developed, resulting in bigger and more magnificent vessels, and before long no seaside resort was complete without a pleasure steamer moored alongside the pier. By the 1970s, however, the ships had almost all disappeared and now only three ......