Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382165538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author: Seija-Riitta Laakso
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
ISBN: 9522228087
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
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In the early 19th century, the only way to transmit information was to send letters across the oceans by sailing ships or across land by horse and coach. Growing world trade created a need and technological development introduced options to improve general information transmission. Starting in the 1830s, a network of steamships, railways, canals and telegraphs was gradually built to connect different parts of the world. The book explains how the rate of information circulation increased many times over as mail systems were developed. Nevertheless, regional differences were huge. While improvements on the most significant trade routes between Europe, the Americas and East India were considered crucial, distant places such as California or Australia had to wait for gold fever to become important enough for regular communications. The growth of passenger services, especially for emigrants, was a major factor increasing the number of mail sailings. The study covers the period from the Napoleonic wars to the foundation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and includes the development of overseas business information transmission from the days of sailing ships to steamers and the telegraph.
Author: Norddeutscher Lloyd
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Category : Ocean travel
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Author: Charles Holme
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Author: Norddeutscher Lloyd
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Category : Ocean travel
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Author: Sir Henry Parkes
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Author: Paul Butel
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134843054
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 347
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From Antiquity to modern times, the Atlantic has been the subject of myths and legends. The Atlantic by Paul Butel offers a global history of the ocean encompassing the exploits of adventurers, Vikings, explorers such as Christopher Columbus, emigrants, fishermen, and modern traders. The book also highlights the importance of the growth of ports such as New York and Liverpool and the battles of the Atlantic in the world wars of the twentieth century. The author offers an examination of the legends of the ocean, beginning with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians navigating beyong the Pillars of Hercules, and details the exploitation and power struggles of the Atlantic through the centuries. The book surveys the important events in the Atlantic's rich history and comprehensively analyses the changing fortunes of sea-going nations, including Britain, the United States and Germany.
Author: Isaac Smith Homans
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Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 2030
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