| Coastal Shipping Through Time Contributor(s): Collard, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 144565881X ISBN-13: 9781445658810 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Series: Through Time |
| Physical Information: 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shallow-draught boats travelling between the ports of the British Isles. With the development and improvement of the canals, railways and especially the road network, however, coastal shipping in the UK has decreased dramatically. In this book, maritime author Ian Collard takes a look at the history of coastal shipping in the UK, examining a selection of the ships used to transport so much cargo and so many passengers across the English Channel, the Irish Sea, the Solent and along the west coast of Scotland, among other places. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collard, Ian: - Ian Collard a well-known local author and has written many books on ocean liners and cargo ships, particularly those sailing out of Liverpool itself. Acknowledged as one of the local experts, he has even appeared on radio to tell of his times as an author. He lives in the Wirral, within sight and sound of the Mersey. |