{"product_id":"9781445694467","title":"The First Atlantic Liner : Brunel's Great Western Steamship","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Doe, Helen, Green, Colin (Chairman, SS Great Britain Trust), \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 15\/10\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages, 16 Plates, color,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Amberley Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Amberley Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: United Kingdom, Great Britain, Maritime history, Ships \u0026amp; boats: general interest\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781445694467\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, the Great Western was the first great success, confounding the critics in becoming the fastest ship to steam continuously across the Atlantic, and began the era of luxury transatlantic liners. It was a bold venture by Brunel and his colleagues, who were testing the limits of known technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book examines the businessmen, the shipbuilding committee and Brunel and looks at life on board for the crew and the passengers using diaries from the United States and England. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ship's first voyage made headline news in New York and London and involved a race with the small steamship Sirius. The Great Western's maiden voyage was a triumph, and this wooden paddle steamer became the wonder of her age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe linked antebellum New York with the London of Charles Dickens and the youthful Queen Victoria. The ship continued to carry the rich and the famous across the Atlantic for eighteen years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022677901465,"sku":"9781445694467","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781445694467.jpg?v=1602536912","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781445694467","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}