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In 1859, the S.S. Great Eastern departed from England on her maiden voyage. She was the remarkable wonder of the nineteenth cnetury: an iron city longer than Trafalgar Square, taller than Big Ben's tower, heavier than Westminster Cathedral. Her paddles were the size of Ferris wheels; her decks...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burgess, Douglas R., Jr (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2016.
Temas:
1800-1899
Steamboats > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Steamboats > United States > History > 19th century.
Steam-navigation > History > 19th century.
Passenger ships > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Tourism > History > 19th century.
Bateaux à vapeur > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bateaux à vapeur > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Navigation à vapeur > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Navires à passagers > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Imperialism
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Steam-navigation
Steamboats
Tourism
Great Britain
United States
History
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