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Actions Displays	Great Iron Ship Remove from selection Add to selection TitleThe Great Iron Ship Author James Dugan (author)‎ Place of publicationNew York PublisherHarper and Brothers Year of publication1953 Period19th century Pagination272 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos and line drawings Dimensions14.7 x 21.7 cm Materialbook Class numberVM383.G7 D8 1953 NotesMichael Williams Collection SubjectGreat Eastern (steamship), Steamships, ship building industry, ocean liners Geographical keywordEurope, United Kingdom Persons keyword Isambard Kingdom Brunel A hundred years ago, in thr Iron Age, the world watched a wonder grow at the Isle of Dogs on the Thames in London. It was a steampship five times the size of the biggest vessel afloat then, in the morning of steamers. The colossal hulk was the Great Eastern, mother of ocean liners.

TitleThe Great Iron Ship

Author

Place of publicationNew York

Year of publication1953

Period19th century

Pagination272 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos and line drawings

Dimensions14.7 x 21.7 cm

Materialbook

Class numberVM383.G7 D8 1953

NotesMichael Williams Collection

Geographical keywordEurope, United Kingdom

A hundred years ago, in thr Iron Age, the world watched a wonder grow at the Isle of Dogs on the Thames in London. It was a steampship five times the size of the biggest vessel afloat then, in the morning of steamers. The colossal hulk was the Great Eastern, mother of ocean liners.