Format:
XII, 248 S.
,
Ill
ISBN:
9781472416612
Series Statement:
Modern economic and social history
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Series editor's forewordAuthor preface -- List of tables & illustrations -- 1840. The West Indies mail contract -- 1851. Across the South Atlantic -- A decade of contrasting fortunes -- The second epoch -- Difficult trading conditions -- A period of uncertainty -- Focus on South America -- World War One and the aftermath -- Post-war downturn and collapse -- Royal Mail Lines, Ltd -- The war years, 1939-1945 -- Strong recovery -- The end of the line -- Bibliography -- Fleet list -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472416629
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472416636
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
,
History
Keywords:
Royal Mail Lines Limited
;
Geschichte 1851-1965
;
Großbritannien
;
Post
;
Dampfschiff
;
Südamerika
;
Geschichte 1851-1965
