Coasters
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: Roy Fenton
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Barnsley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781848320871
Subjects: Coasters (Ships); History; Pictorial works; Coastwise shipping
Description: Richly illustrated historical survey of the development of coastal shipping across the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Coastal cargo liners of the nineteenth century; title: Genesis of the steam collier; title: The ubiquitous steam coaster; title: Steam engine amidships; title: The collier develops; title: The coastal tanker; title: Early British motor coasters; title: Enter the Dutch coaster; title: The British response; title: Other Western European motor coasters; title: Eastern European coasters; title: Coastal steam liners in the twentieth century; title: Coastal motor liners; title: Container coasters; title: Asian assortment; title: Specialised coasters.