The Story of the paddle steamer. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bernard Dumpleton.
• Other Names: Dumpleton, Bernard
• Contents: List of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Pioneers; Chapter 2: Ocean Paddle Steamers; Chapter 3: The 'Great Western'; Chapter 4: Paddle Steamers of the Thames and Medway; Chapter 5: The 'Navvies'; Chapter 6: The Big Sinking; Chapter 7: Freaks and Failures; Chapter 8: The Great Leviathan; Chapter 9: The Power and the Glory; Chapter 10: The Bonny Boats of Clyde; Chapter 11: Paddle Steamers or the North-West Coast; Chapter 12: West Country Paddle Steamers; Chapter 13: South Coast Paddle Steamers; Chapter 14: Tugs and Tugmen. Chapter 15: Riverboats of America and AustraliaChapter 16: Under the White Ensign; Chapter 17: The Twilight Years; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index of Paddle Steamers; General Index.
• Publisher Details: Melksham : Venton
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 386; Paddle steamers -- History; Steamboats -- History; Paddle steamers -- History; Steamboats -- History; Paddle steamers; Steamboats; Electronic books; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781841508634; 1841508632
• Related ISBNs: 1841508632
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 199) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.