The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

by Ralph Davis

Book Overview

This volume is a reprint of Ralph Davis' seminal 1962 book, The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The aim was to examine the economic reasons for the growth of British shipping before the arrival of modern technology, with a particular attention
on overseas trade. The study can roughly be divided into two halves. The first is an in-depth exploration the roles within the shipping industry, from shipbuilders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098649738X
• ISBN13: 9780986497384
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 417 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"