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The Wilson Line
Arthur G. Credland
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Description for The Wilson Line
Paperback. A history of the Wilson Line Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 213ill. BIC Classification: KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Founded in the early years of the 19th century, the Wilson Line became the largest privately-owned steamship fleet in the world. Based in Hull, its main trade was to and from Scandinavia and the Baltic States, although the Wilson Line also carried cargoes to the USA, the Mediterranean, and India. Emigrants were an important part of the company's business. Large numbers of Norwegians, Swedes and Jewish refugees of the Tsarist pogroms were brought into Hull, transported overland to Liverpool and shipped to America. In the 1890s Wilson Line ships carried more cargo to the USA than the ships of any ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Archive Photographs: Images of England
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752417288
SKU
V9780752417288
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
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