"The Great Iron Ship" 1953 DUGAN, James
$350
DUGAN, James
[272] pp.
Harper & Brothers
1953
8 3/4" x 6"
Custom leatherbound by Rigg Bindery Newport, RI.
VG
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The Great Iron Ship, by James Dugan, is a 1953 book detailing the epic story of the SS Great Eastern, a massive, revolutionary iron steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The book covers the ship's ambitious construction, its role in laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable, and the series of misfortunes and financial troubles that plagued it, making it a compelling narrative of Victorian engineering, ambition, and disaster.