{"product_id":"9780060955496","title":"Transatlantic : Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTransatlantic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stephen Fox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the nineteenth century, the roughest but most important ocean passage in the world lay between Britain and the United States. Bridging the Atlantic Ocean by steamship was a defining, remarkable feat of the era. Over time, Atlantic steamships became the largest, most complex machines yet devised. They created a new transatlantic world of commerce and travel, reconciling former Anglo-American enemies and bringing millions of emigrants who transformed the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTransatlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, the experience of crossing the Atlantic is re-created in stunning detail from the varied perspectives of first class, steerage, officers, and crew. The dynamic evolution of the Atlantic steamer is traced from Brunel's \u003cem\u003eGreat Western\u003c\/em\u003e of 1838 to Cunard's \u003cem\u003eMauretania\u003c\/em\u003e of 1907, the greatest steamship ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060955496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41038838300878,"sku":"9780060955496","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060955496_6b1d0124-9bbb-4643-9591-837ece1f73b1.jpg?v=1652162351","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060955496","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}