Liverpool Docks
A Short History
Seiten
2016
Fonthill Media Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78155-518-7 (ISBN)
Fonthill Media Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78155-518-7 (ISBN)
Liverpool Docks: A Short History, traces the birth, growth, strategic importance of the port both in times of peace and war. The book gives a complete timeline from the very earliest days right up to the present-a time when both a new and even larger container dock is being built together with the development of the new cruise liner terminal.
The book is about Liverpool docks and the dockland area its history, strategic importance in times of peace and war; the kinds of cargoes carried into the docks including slaves! The book provides a complete timeline from the very earliest days right up to the modern time a time when a new and even larger container dock is being built and the advent of the new cruise liner terminal this terminal having been at the center of a political and economic argument between Southampton, Liverpool and the EU. The book also speculates as to the future of Liverpool docks, and also, to a lesser extent, the city itself."
The book is about Liverpool docks and the dockland area its history, strategic importance in times of peace and war; the kinds of cargoes carried into the docks including slaves! The book provides a complete timeline from the very earliest days right up to the modern time a time when a new and even larger container dock is being built and the advent of the new cruise liner terminal this terminal having been at the center of a political and economic argument between Southampton, Liverpool and the EU. The book also speculates as to the future of Liverpool docks, and also, to a lesser extent, the city itself."
David Paul was born and brought up in Speke, Liverpool at the end of the Second World War. After training as a Marine Engineer, David often sailed from Liverpool docks on his many voyages to South America with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. After gaining a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering followed by a Masters degree, David spent most of his career in education. Since his recent retirement David has written 12 published books.
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: Early Days; 2: Prosperous Times; 3: Docks Development; 4: More Developments; 5: Wars; 6: Industrial Revolution; 7: Consolidation; 8: The War Years; 9: Looking to the Future; Port of Liverpool Dock Estate in 1951; Select Bibliography.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.07.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Toadsmoor Road |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78155-518-4 / 1781555184 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78155-518-7 / 9781781555187 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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