Stock photo
Stock photo
Brunel's Ships and Boats by Helen Doe (Paperback, 2018)
Speedyhen (1644572)
99.8% positive Feedback
Price:
£12.88
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Fast & Friendly.
- Buy it nowBrunel's Ships and Boats by Helen Doe (Paperback, 2018)
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Information
This book provides for the first time a complete look at all of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's contributions to the great age of steamship design. From modelling boats as a child to his youthful dreams of leading a fleet of ships, he was excited by maritime ventures. Brunel was fortunate to be part of an exciting age of maritime steam and he was the great innovator, bringing together the best of the emerging technologies. His first ship was the Great Western, a wooden paddle steamer launched in 1837, and he is well known for the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. But these are not his only vessels and here they are all revealed. From humble industrial craft, his work with the Admiralty on the first screw propelled warships to vast ocean liners, Brunel was constantly sketching out his ideas. His ships travelled the world, speeding up communications and carrying large numbers of passengers across the oceans. This book provides an overview of all of Brunel's vessels, small and large, from boats to ships, leisure craft to gunboats, and follows his progression as he pushed boundaries and tested new technology. Dr Helen Doe is a maritime historian, specialising in the nineteenth century. She is a Fellow of the University of Exeter, Vice Chairman of the British Commission for Maritime History, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Trustee of the SS Great Britain. She has published extensively and her previous book was The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel's Great Western Steamship.Product Identifiers
PublisherAmberley Publishing
ISBN-139781445683645
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046665433
Product Key Features
Book TitleBrunel's Ships and Boats
AuthorHelen Doe
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicEngineering & Technology, Ships
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width165mm
Item Weight301g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorHelen Doe
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
All listings for this product
![Brunel's Ships and Boats by Doe, Helen [Paperback]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iT8AAOSwDWtnX9sh/s-l225.jpg)
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 03 Jun, 2022
The Second Greatest Briton.
I knew a bit about Brunel's three great ships, but I knew nothing about his smaller craft. It increases ones' wonder at the genius who, while struggling with the "Great Eastern", he had time to design gunboats for use in the Crimean War.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
