Length11h 15m
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Excerpt: "I am by no means unaware that between the sailing ship and the steamship there is a wide difference, as well in character as in their respective development. But that is no reason for supposing that the steamship is less interesting in her history or less deserving of admiration in her final presentation. Around the sailing ship there hovers eternally a halo of romance; that is undeniable even by the most modern enthusiast. But, on the other hand, the sailing ship in the whole of her career has not done more for the good of humanity than the steamship within a century or less. It requires but a moment of thought to realise the truth of this statement; and for that reason alone, the history of the steamship makes its appeal not to a special class of reader, but to all who interest themselves in progress, in the development of their own country and empire, in the welfare of the world generally, and the evolution from stagnation to beneficial activity and prosperity. There are but few civilised people nowadays who have not been brought into contact with the steamship in one way or another. Perhaps sometimes it has been unwillingly, though at other times to their great gain. In some of those moments which have seemed to drag on wearily during the enforced idleness of a voyage, the inquiring mind has over and over again exhibited a desire to know something of the nature of the fine creature which is carrying him from one distant country to another. He has desired to know in plain, non-technical language, how the steamship idea began; how it developed; how its progress was modified, and what were the influences at work that moulded its character as we know it to-day. Further, he has felt the desire to show an intelligent interest in her various characteristics and to obtain a fair grasp of the principles which underlay the building and working of the steamship. As a normal being himself, with mind and sympathy, he has wished to be able to enter into the difficulties that have been overcome so splendidly by the skill and enterprise of others, both past and present. If he talks to the professional sailor or marine engineer, they may not, even if they have the inclination to unbend, be able easily to separate their explanation from the vesture of technicality, and the inquirer is scarcely less satisfied than before. It is, then, with a view of supplying this want that I have aimed to write such a book as will interest without, I trust, wearying, the general reader."
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Other
Length11 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 5, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
8CHAPTER VII THE MODERN MAMMOTH STEAMSHIP
2CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
9CHAPTER VIII SMALLER OCEAN CARRIERS AND CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMERS
3CHAPTER II THE EVOLUTION OF MECHANICALLY-PROPELLED CRAFT
10CHAPTER IX STEAMSHIPS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES
4CHAPTER III THE EARLY PASSENGER STEAMSHIPS
11CHAPTER X THE STEAM YACHT
5CHAPTER IV THE INAUGURATION OF THE LINER
12CHAPTER XI THE BUILDING OF THE STEAMSHIP
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6CHAPTER V THE LINER IN HER TRANSITION STATE
13CHAPTER XII THE SAFETY AND LUXURY OF THE PASSENGER
7CHAPTER VI THE COMING OF THE TWIN-SCREW STEAMSHIP
14CHAPTER XIII SOME STEAMSHIP PROBLEMS
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