Skip to main content
Search Button
Estados Unidos Tienda Kobo Tarjetas de regalo Ayuda

Kobo Rakuten

Wishlist

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...


“roy fenton”

1 - 12 de 12 resultados para “roy fenton”
Skip side bar filters

  • Tramp Ships

    An Illustrated History

    de Roy Fenton ...
    With 300 stunning photographs, this pictorial history of tramp trade ships illustrates the evolution of these charming, itinerant merchant vessels.The tramp ship was the taxi of the seas. With no regular schedules, it voyaged anywhere and everywhere, picking up and dropping off cargoes, mainly bulk cargoes such as coal, grain, timber, china clay and oil. Older and slower vessels tended to find ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Coasters

    An Illustrated History

    de Roy Fenton ...
    With more than 300 photographs, this pictorial history of steam and diesel coaster ships shows the evolution of these beautiful merchant vessels.The romance of British coasters, immortalized in John Masefield's famous poem "Cargoes", can be attributed to the ship's simple, functional beauty and its faithful toil before the advent of universal road haulage. This collection of photographs tells the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Maritime History of Cornwall

    de Prof. Philip Payton, Prof. Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe, Helen Doe, John C. Appleby, John Armstrong, G.H. and R. Bennett, Terry Chapman, Wendy R. Childs0, Janet Cusack1, Bernard Deacon2, Roy Fenton3, Maryanne Kowaleski4, Tony Pawlyn5, Cathryn Pearce6, Caradoc Peters7, N.A.M. Rodger8, John Rule9, W.B. Stephens0, Prof. Mark Stoyle1, John Symons2, Simon Trezise3, Adrian James Webb4, Paul Willerton5 ...
    Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by this omnipresent maritime environment, while its strategic position at the western approaches—jutting out into the Atlantic—has given this history a global impact.It is perhaps surprising then, that, despite the central ... Leer más

    $94.99 USD

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

  • Liverpool Docks Through Time

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors

    A Guide For Family Historians

    de Anthony Burton ...
    Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
    Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family. In a clear and accessible way he traces its development from the medieval period to its peak in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and on into the present day. He describes how, at the ... Leer más

    $8.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • British Paddle Steamers

    The Heyday of Excursions and Day Trips

    de John Megoran ...
    For a hundred years excursion paddle steamers gave all the social classes the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the briny from ports, resorts and piers around the UK. For the most part, everything usually went well on these trips; however, sometimes it did not, and this book chronicles tales of the difficulties and pressures faced both behind the scenes and in plain view. What happened when a ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Banks

    A riveting account of one of the world's most famous explorers, a story of lust, science, adventure, and voyages of discovery, from the award-winning author of BANJO, SISTER VIV and HUDSON FYSH

    de Grantlee Kieza ...
    Lust, science, adventure -- Joseph Banks and his voyages of discoverySir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with beautiful women was only trumped by his obsession with the natural world and his lust for scientific knowledge.Fabulously wealthy, Banks was the driving force behind monumental voyages and scientific discoveries in ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Transatlantic Liners

    de J. Kent Layton ...
    Series Libro 660 - Shire Library
    Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often ... Leer más

    $9.89 USD

  • Yorkshire, A Very Peculiar History

    de John Malam ...
    Series Libro 23 - A Very Peculiar History
    Yorkshire is well known for its miners, pudding and cricket, but 'Yorkshire, A Very Peculiar History' scrapes beyond the surface and past the cliches. Featuring a host of characters from Yorkshire past and present, it's not all grit and grime! Tracing Yorkshire's history back through Roman and Viking rule, to the various tribes which populated the area in prehistoric times, this book covers the ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Cox's Navy

    Salvaging the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow, 1924–1931

    de Tony Booth ...
    A deep dive into the biggest salvage operation in history: the recovery of German warships—the Allies' spoils of World War I—from Scottish waters.On Midsummer's Day 1919 the interned German Grand Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands despite a Royal Navy guard force. Greatly embarrassed, the Admiralty nevertheless confidently stated that none of the ships would ever ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Story of Wales

    de Jon Gower ...
    The Story of Wales is a vibrant portrait of 30,000 years of power, identity and politics. Revisiting major turning points in Welsh history, from its earliest settlements to the present day, Jon Gower re-examines the myths and misconceptions about this glorious country, revealing a people who have reacted with energy and invention to changing times and opportunities. It's a story of political and ... Leer más

    $22.09 USD

  • Southampton - Maritime City from Ocean Liners to Cruise Ships.

    de Mike Roussel ...
    This book charts the development of the ocean liner from the 19th century to the present day. It explores the golden years of transatlantic shipping and the competition from the jet passenger aircraft. The book looks at the history and development of the early ocean-going steamships, and the competition between shipping companies by the end of the 19th century to build liners that were extreme in ... Leer más

    $12.07 USD