Champion of Sail. R.W. Leyland and his Shipping Line

Champion of Sail. R.W. Leyland and his Shipping Line
Autor:WALKER, David
Páginas:192 págs. págs.
Fecha:1986
Precio:27,94 €

The story of R.W. Leyland and the well-known nineteenth-century shipping line he founded. He was a great advocate of the sailing ship, persisting with large iron and steel square-riggers while his rivals converted to steamships, and came to own some of the most famous vessels of the age.