Atlantic Kingdom - America's Contest with Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam (Paperback, New ed)

Atlantic Kingdom pays tribute to the Americans who challenged Cunard, the shipping company that held a monopoly on North Atlantic trade routes in the nineteenth century. In an era when civilisation first grappled with large-scale technology and creative industries promised a new standard of living, competition for control over maritime trade was fierce. Cornelius Vanderbilt and P. T. Barnum were among those who battled like mythical gods for control of their domains. These titans of the Atlantic left behind them a wreckage of human lives, lost ships, and squandered fortunes in their failed bids for supremacy of the seas. This book is a clear, succinct, lively, and sure-handed evocation of American maritime enterprise at its zenith.

General

Imprint:	Potomac Books Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2002
Authors:	John A. Butler
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-57488-521-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history
LSN:	1-57488-521-9
Barcode:	9781574885217

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