TY  - BOOK
AU  - Doe,Helen
TI  - The first Atlantic liner: Brunel's Great Western steamship 
SN  - 9781445667201 (hbk.) :
AV  - VM615 
U1  - 623.8204 DOE 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Stroud, Gloucestershire
PB  - Amberley
KW  - Brunel, Isambard Kingdom,
KW  - Great Western (Steamship)
KW  - Steamboats
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Steamboat lines
KW  - United States
KW  - Transatlantic voyages
KW  - Transport
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -