For a period that is commonly presented as a long, drawn out battle between sail and steam, this volume shows how this was not the case and that shipowners, far from seeing the two types as irreconcilable rivals, invested in one or the other according to the usual commercial evaluation of potential risks and rewards.
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For a period that is commonly presented as a long, drawn out battle between sail and steam, this volume shows how this was not the case and that shipowners, far from seeing the two types as irreconcilable rivals, invested in one or the other according to the usual commercial evaluation of potential risks and rewards.
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As New in as new jacket. 176 pp; thorough examination of the transition from sailing ships to steamships brought about by technological developments that helped the advance of the steamship; profusely illustrated with b & w photos and line drawings. This copy is Reprint from work originally published in 1993.
