Atlantic kingdom : America's contest with Cunard in the age of sail and steam
Butler, John A., 1927-2001
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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. Cornelius Vanderbilt and P.T. Barnum were among those involved.
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Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, c2001.
Collation:
xx, 280p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-266) and index.
ISBN:
9781574883831 (hbk)
Dewey class:
387.50973
Language:
English
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BRN:
1420897