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'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale... told in an engaging, witty, race style' Herald
In the second half of the nineteenth century, an astonishing campaign stirred a nation to save the lives of the hundreds of British soldiers who were drowning unnecessarily every year. Overladen and ill-repaired ships set sail, their doomed crews sacrificed while mercenary shipowners profited from the insurance. Samuel Plimsoll blew the whistle on these scandalous practices, devoting his life to a campaign for maritime reform. Plimsoll caught the public imagination: under his banner working men and women stood side by side with enlightened aristocrats and industrialists, their clamour almost toppling a prime minister.
'Jones's strength lies in bringing to life the sailor's friend and the political climate in which he battled' The Economist
'An excellent, circumstantial biograph that alerts us to how much still remains to be done in the cause of safety at sea' The Times
'A fine piece of work - fluently written, full of interesting things' Spectator
'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale... told in an engaging, witty, race style' Herald
In the second half of the nineteenth century, an astonishing campaign stirred a nation to save the lives of the hundreds of British soldiers who were drowning unnecessarily every year. Overladen and ill-repaired ships set sail, their doomed crews sacrificed while mercenary shipowners profited from the insurance. Samuel Plimsoll blew the whistle on these scandalous practices, devoting his life to a campaign for maritime reform. Plimsoll caught the public imagination: under his banner working men and women stood side by side with enlightened aristocrats and industrialists, their clamour almost toppling a prime minister.
'Jones's strength lies in bringing to life the sailor's friend and the political climate in which he battled' The Economist
'An excellent, circumstantial biograph that alerts us to how much still remains to be done in the cause of safety at sea' The Times
'A fine piece of work - fluently written, full of interesting things' Spectator
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 432 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117201 |
| ISBN-10: | 0349117209 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Jones, Nicolette |
| Hersteller: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Maße: | 200 x 128 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Nicolette Jones |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.05.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,339 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 432 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117201 |
| ISBN-10: | 0349117209 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Jones, Nicolette |
| Hersteller: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Maße: | 200 x 128 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Nicolette Jones |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.05.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,339 kg |
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