Scotia the Brave

by Gordon Fraser

This is a readable and informative account of a long period in history which culminated in the launch of the Cunard Mail Steamer "Scotia", last of the big paddlers. This book tells - How the United States, builder of the world's finest sailing ships, missed the boat when it came to transatlantic steam travel. How the Cornish miners' need to dig deeper and to dig further under water led directly to Britain becoming the world capital of manufacturing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502798190
• ISBN13: 9781502798190
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"