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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 publicationLondon PublisherThe Non-Fiction Book Club Year of publication1955 Period19th century Pagination224 p. IllustrationsNot illus. Dimensions14 x 22 cm Materialbook Class numberVM383.G7 1955 NotesClive Richards Collection SubjectGreat Eastern (steamship) Persons keyword Isambard Kingdom Brunel The Great Eastern, launched in 1858, was the largest iron ship ever built. Designed to carry more passengers than the Queen Mary, and too large for the Suez Canal of her day, it was this ship that laid the Atlantic cable. Yet, this ship was also believed to be haunted by a jinx that killed, maimed, or financially ruined hundreds of men. The story of this ship encompasses geniuses, charlatans, crackpots, and celebrities, from the ill-fated I. K. Brunel, considered the greatest engineer of his day, to Louis Napoleon of France, who was thrown for heavy financial losses by the erratic vessel.

TitleThe Great Iron Ship

Author

Place of publicationLondon

Year of publication1955

Period19th century

Pagination224 p.

IllustrationsNot illus.

Dimensions14 x 22 cm

Materialbook

Class numberVM383.G7 1955

NotesClive Richards Collection

The Great Eastern, launched in 1858, was the largest iron ship ever built. Designed to carry more passengers than the Queen Mary, and too large for the Suez Canal of her day, it was this ship that laid the Atlantic cable. Yet, this ship was also believed to be haunted by a jinx that killed, maimed, or financially ruined hundreds of men. The story of this ship encompasses geniuses, charlatans, crackpots, and celebrities, from the ill-fated I. K. Brunel, considered the greatest engineer of his day, to Louis Napoleon of France, who was thrown for heavy financial losses by the erratic vessel.