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  • Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames, 1832–1915

    An Economic and Business History

    by A.J. Arnold ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2000. 'Little better documented than King Arthur or Robin Hood' complained one historian in 1998 describing the lack of information on Thames shipbuilding. This study of iron shipbuilding on the capital's river fills this noticeable gap. A.J. Arnold examines the initial domination of the iron shipbuilding trade by Thames firms from the launch of the first iron ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • Diamond Buckow

    by A. J. Arnold ...
    Series series An Evans Novel of the West
    Peter D. Buckow hadn’t had much luck in his short life. An abused and neglected child, he struggled hard to overcome the disadvantages of his upbringing. He worked hard as Henry Blough’s ranch hand; he labored from sunup ‘til sundown; he never shirked a task. But when Henry Blough tries to cheat the sixteen-year-old Buck of his pay, he decides to take his wages out in steers…Caught red handed by ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    If Only

    by Judith Arnold ...
    Narrated by AJ Ferraro ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 45 min

    Recent retiree Ruth Singer is reflecting on her life and wondering what direction it might have taken if she'd made different choices.What if she'd learned to ski?What if she'd had her tubes tied before her difficult youngest child was born?What if she hadn't quit her rock band to attend college?What if she'd run off with Danny Fortuna when she'd had the chance?Not only does Ruth ponder these ... Read more

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    Series Book 736 - Shire Library
    At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe – and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance.In fact, the merchant convoys and armed cruisers that defied the German blockades to supply Britain in the First World War were so pivotal that they were recognised as a ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Lusitania Story

    by Mitch Peeke ...
    The history of the magnificent British ship—and an investigation into the mysteries behind her catastrophic sinking by a German submarine.This is the complete story of the ocean liner remembered today for her dramatic end—torpedoed on May 19, 1915, off the coast of Ireland, during the First World War. But the ship's story dates back to 1902, and her sea journeys began in 1906, when Cunard launched ... Read more

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  • Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors

    A Guide for Family Historians

    by Simon Wills ...
    Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
    What was a merchant seamans life like in the past, what experiences would he have had, what were the ships like that he sailed in, and what risks did he run? Was he shipwrecked, rewarded for bravery, or punished? And how can you find out about an ancestor who was a member of the long British maritime tradition? Simon Wills concise and informative historical guide takes the reader and researcher ... Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff

    Harland and Wolff, once acknowledged as the greatest and best-known shipbuilding company in the world, for many years enjoyed a mighty eminence before a gradual descent into near obscurity. This illustrated book, told from the unique perspective of someone who was there at the time, chronicles the history of the organisation from its creation to the present day, from its halcyon days to its ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chatham Dockyard

    The Rise and Fall of a Military Industrial Complex

    Founded in 1570, Chatham Dockyard quickly became one of the most important naval yards for the repair and building of warships, maintaining a pre-eminent position for the next 400 years. Located on the River Medway, in all, the yard was responsible for the construction of over 500 warships, these ranging from simple naval pinnaces through to first-rates that fought at Trafalgar, and concluding ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ships for All Nations

    John Brown & Company Clydebank, 1847–1971

    by Ian Johnston ...
    "A worthy tribute to the John Brown company and to British shipbuilding . . . a joy to enthusiasts of the great ships of the past."—Australian Naval InstituteThe Clydebank shipyard built some of the most famous vessels in maritime history—great transatlantic liners like Lusitania, Queen Mary and QE2, and iconic warships like the battlecruiser Hood, and Britain's last battleship, HMS Vanguard. ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Liverpool Docks Through Time

    by Ian Collard ...
    Series series Through Time
    The Port of Liverpool handles more container trade with the United States than any other port in the UK and now also serves more than 100 other non-EU destinations, from China to Africa and the Middle East, and from Australia to South America. Liverpool has been an important port since the seventeenth century, when the city began to import West Indian sugar and Virginian tobacco, exporting ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Dragons

    Ten Entrepreneurs Who Built Britain

    by Liam Byrne ...
    Britain's rise to global dominance from the 16th century owed as much to the vision and creativity of traders, industrialists and bankers as it did to wars of conquest fought by military men.DRAGONS tells the story of British business endeavour through the lives of ten titans of commerce. Beginning with the Tudor merchants who transformed England's economy via trade with the New World, Liam Byrne ... Read more

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  • The Little Book of Norfolk

    by Neil R Storey ...
    Series series Little Book of
    The Little Book of Norfolk is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about one of England's most colourful counties. It is an essential to the born and bred Norfolk folk or anyone who knows and loves the county. Armed with this fascinating tome the reader will have such knowledge of the county, its landscape, people, places, pleasures and ... Read more

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