Engines of empire : steamships and the Victorian imagination

Engines of empire : steamships and the Victorian imagination /

In 1859, the S.S. Great Eastern departed from England on her maiden voyage. She was the remarkable wonder of the nineteenth cnetury: 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...

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Main Author: Burgess, Douglas R., Jr (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Steamboats > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Steamboats > United States > History > 19th century.
Steam-navigation > History > 19th century.
Passenger ships > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Tourism > History > 19th century.
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