Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel`s Great Western Steamship

The 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.However, 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.This 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. The 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.She 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.

Related Products:

Brunel in London Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time The Great Brunel Brunel The Lost Works Of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Journey to Crossrail: Railways Under London, From Brunel to the Elizabeth Line Great Western Way Sustrans Cycle Route Map The Great Western Railway NP77 Volume D: Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Western Indian Ocean & Arabian Sea 2021 Mail Steamship Routes 1937 NP80 Volume G: Western Side of South Atlantic Ocean & East Pacific Ocean 2021 Default ThumbnailList of Lights – Volume J: Western Side of North Atlantic Ocean SUPERCEDED Default ThumbnailAdmiralty Chart Folio 82 – Western North Atlantic Ocean incl. Bermuda Default ThumbnailList of Lights – Volume G: Western Side of South Atlantic Ocean & East Pacific Ocean SUPERCEDED Wild Atlantic Way Collins Pocket Map – The perfect way to explore Ireland`s western coastline Marine Pictolife of the Caribbean and Western Tropical Atlantic Ocean Brunel: pocket GIANTS NP82 Volume J: Western Side of North Atlantic Ocean 2021 The Story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain The Wild Atlantic Way & Western Ireland – 6 Cycle Tours along Ireland`s West Coast Admiralty Chart 4020 – South Atlantic Ocean Western Portion Admiralty Chart 4013 – North Atlantic Ocean Western Part Gnomonic Chart 5095 – N Atlantic for Great Circle sailing Waterway Guide Great Lakes 2021 – Volume 2 – Western Great Lakes Default ThumbnailWestern United States Global Graphics Pearl Map LAMINATED Western Scotland & the Western Isles OS Road Map 2 The Old Man and the Sea: A True Story of Crossing the Atlantic by Raft Default ThumbnailCentral & Western United States Global Graphics Road Map Western USA – South Western Canada Michelin Regional 585 The Great Fire of London: The Essential Guide Western Armenian Dictionary and Phrasebook: Western Armenian-English/English-Western Armenian In Bed with the Atlantic – A young woman battles anxiety to sail the Atlantic circuit Atlantic Affair Admiralty Chart 4016 – A Planning Chart for the Eastern Atlantic Ocean to the Western Pacific Ocean The Atlantic Crossing Guide 7th edition: RCC Pilotage Foundation CHS Chart 6370 – Great Slave Lake, Western Portion In the Shadow of the Great Wall Great Diaries: The world`s most remarkable diaries, journals, notebooks, and letters London Plaques – 5 Fascinating Walks: Viewing the Homes of the Great and Good: Mayfair, Marylebone and St James`s Wild Nephin: Featuring Ballycroy National Park and Great Western Greenway