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Engines of Empire: Steamships and the Victorian Imagination
Engines of Empire Steamships and the Victorian Imagination
Author: Douglas Burgess
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,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804798068
ISBN-10: 0804798060
Publication Date: 5/4/2016
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Stanford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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