Atlantic Kingdom: America's Contest with Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam

by John A. Butler

Book Overview

Atlantic Kingdom pays tribute to the Americans who challenged Cunard, the shipping company that held a monopoly on North Atlantic trade routes in the nineteenth century. In an era when civilisation first grappled with large-scale technology and creative industries promised a new standard of living, competition for control over maritime trade was fierce. Cornelius Vanderbilt and P. T. Barnum were among those who battled like mythical gods for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574885219
• ISBN13: 9781574885217
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"