Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920

About this eBook

Author

Forwood, William Bower, Sir, 1840-1928

Credits

E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Sam W., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

VK: Naval science: Navigation, Merchant marine

Subject

Shipping -- England -- Liverpool -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45157

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45157

Release Date

March 17, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.REMINISCENCES OF A LIVERPOOL SHIPOWNER 1850-1920
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.Chapter I THE PASSING OF THE SAILING-SHIP
6. 6.Chapter II THE ERA OF THE STEAMSHIP
7. 7.Chapter III THE EVOLUTION OF THE MARINE ENGINE
8. 8.Chapter IV THE MAKERS OF OUR SHIPPING TRADE — Sir Edward Harland — The Shipbroker — Charles MacIver — The Inman Line — The Collins Line — The White Star Line — S. B. Guion — The Mediterranean Trade — The Bibby Line — W. J. Lamport — T. and J. Harrison — Alfred Holt — Sir Alfred Jones — Mr. Walter Glynn — Mr. William Johnston — Rathbone Brothers — Turner, Morrison & Co. — Sir Thos. Royden — Sir Arthur Forwood — The Booth Line — Sailing-Ship Owners — The Australian Trade — S. R. Graves, M.P. — Leaders in Shipping
9. 9.Chapter V OUR MERCHANT SHIPS AND THE WAR
10. 10.Chapter VI SHIPPING AND THE WAR — 1.—Now and After — 2.—Difficulties of Restoration — 3.—Problems to Come with Peace
11. 11.Chapter VII THE “RED JACKET” A Reminiscence of 1857
12. 12.Chapter VIII THE “QUEEN OF THE AVON” A Reminiscence of 1858
13. 13.Chapter IX THE “GREAT EASTERN” A Reminiscence of 1861
14. 14.Chapter X BUILDING AN EAST INDIAMAN A Reminiscence of 1856
15. 15.Chapter XI OUR RIDDLE OF THE SANDS — The Riddle of the Upper Estuary — The Riddle of the Outer Estuary — The Old Sea Approaches

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