{"product_id":"9780747811701","title":"P\u0026O : A History","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eP\u0026amp;O\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ruth Artmonsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the romance of travel at sea is captured in the long history of P\u0026amp;O. From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular \u0026amp; Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the 19th, and a good deal of the 20th, centuries. Initially the company's paddle steamers carried Her Majesty's Mail, as the name implies, to the Iberian Peninsular, but over time P\u0026amp;O extended its routes across the Mediterranean, and onwards to the Middle East, Far East and Australasia. Besides the mail P\u0026amp;O liners carried specie, as well as such commodities as silk, tea, and even opium! And then there were the passengers - colonial officers, the military, planters, traders, big game hunters, pilgrims, missionaries, emigrants, Monarchs and Maharajah, along with their wives, children and nannies; not forgetting the 'fishing fleet' - young ladies venturing east to catch a husband. P\u0026amp;O came to represent the British Empire at sea, and as the Empire waned, and Britain took to the air, so a golden age of travelling by sea came to an end. This new book delves into the P\u0026amp;O archives to take a nostalgic glance astern at all those who travelled P\u0026amp;O.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780747811701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Shire Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596159660238,"sku":"9780747811701","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d07a1d93-3b5c-41a4-8cc1-dfd9d7954eb2.jpg?v=1637850718","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780747811701","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}