The Voyages of the Great Britain

Built of iron, powered by steam and driven by the screw propeller, Brunel's Great Britain was a radically new type of ship when she first sailed in 1845. Designed to carry passengers in unprecedented comfort, and powerful enough to keep to pre-arranged schedules, she was the prototype of the modern liner. 

A surprising number of Great Britain's voyagers recorded their impressions in letters home or journals passed on to their descendants. From this rich variety, Nick Fogg has fashioned a vivid depiction of shipboard life at a crossroad in history when the miseries of passaging under sail were giving way to the modern comforts that travellers now take for granted.

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Hardcover

192 pages

Condition: Used - Very Good

Originally published: Chatham Publishing 2004

ISBN: 978-1861761835