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Liverpool Docks: A Short History
David Paul
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Description for Liverpool Docks: A Short History
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 208 pages, 72 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
506 g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781555187
SKU
V9781781555187
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About David Paul
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 ... Read more
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