The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel's Great Western Steamship

by Helen Doe

Book Overview

The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships, overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. However, the Great Western was the first great success, becoming the fastest ship to steam continuously across the Atlantic, and beginning the era of luxury transatlantic liners. It was a bold venture by Brunel and his colleagues, testing the limits of known technology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445694468
• ISBN13: 9781445694467
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages