The Story of the Paddle Steamer
Publisher: Venton Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Richmond
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780854750573
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Fiction
First sentence: From the very beginning of the Industrial Revolution steam power has been successfully applied to all forms of transport except aircraft, and even that has been tried. Nowhere, however, has the application been more success- ful than in marine engineering. Whether it be in the form of reciprocating or turbine engines steam has been the driving force for the majSteo! the world’s ships for over 100 years. In the development of marine engineering the paddle steamer held a unique place. The first faltering steps with simple ‘atmospheric’ engines were taken using the paddle-wheel as the driving medium. Steam engines developed rapidly and before long the paddle steamer moved from the rivers and canals onto the oceans.
Description: This is a book titled The Story of the Paddle Steamer by Bernard Dumpleton
It is not The Last Prince of Dahaar by Tara Pammi  

The paddle steamer holds a unique place in the history of maritime engineering. When the engineers of the early nineteenth century experimented with steamboats they chose the paddle wheel as the form of propulsion. Within twenty years the paddle steamers were at work on inland waters and short sea passages. They were graceful, elegant ships, but in the jet age too slow and uneconomical. In the 1950s they went to the breakerOCOs yards in droves, and now there are only a few left. This book tells they story of the paddle steamers, and of the men who built, owned and sailed them."