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9781574885217

Atlantic Kingdom

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  • ISBN13:

    9781574885217

  • ISBN10:

    1574885219

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-10-01
  • Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
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Author Biography

John A. Butler has been a mariner for more then half a century. He lives in Potomac, Maryland

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps
xi
Preface xiii
I. Origins
Steam
5(6)
The Hudson River Monopoly
11(20)
Deep Waters
31(18)
The Means
49(22)
II. The Contenders
The Forerunner
71(18)
Samuel Cunard
The Challenger
89(16)
Edward Knight Collins
The Traditionalists
105(16)
Donald McKay
Enoch Train
The Opportunist
121(14)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Holdout
135(16)
Samuel Samuels
III. The Kingdom Captured
Converging on the Great Circle
151(24)
Portents
175(24)
Fall of the Titans
199(28)
Aftermath
227(24)
Appendix A: Glossary of Nautical Terms 251(4)
Appendix B: Chronology 255(6)
Bibliography 261(6)
Notes on Sources 267(4)
Index 271

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