From Ship's Cook to Baronet : Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856-1935 /

Sir William Reardon Smith (1856-1935) was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century. His was a classic story of 'rags to riches' - starting life as a deck-hand and ship's cook, he made a fortune in the shipping industry at the zenith of the Welsh coal t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenkins, David, 1957 June 22-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.
Temas:
Smith, William Reardon, > 1856-1935.
Smith, William Reardon, > 1856-1935
1800-1999
Shipowners > Wales > Cardiff > Biography.
Shipping > Wales > Cardiff > 19th century.
Shipping > Wales > Cardiff > 20th century.
Armateurs > Pays de Galles > Cardiff > Biographies.
British & Irish history.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business.
Shipowners
Shipping
Wales > Cardiff
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Sir William Recollects, 1870-95; Master Mariner, Shipowner and Philanthropist, 1895-1935; Appendices; Reardon Smith family tree; William Reardon Smith's seafaring career, 1870-1900; Management and shipping companies; Fleet lists, 1905-35; Sailing ship rigs; Ports world-wide to which William Reardon Smithsailed during his seafaring career, 1870-1900; Bibliography; Index.

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