{"product_id":"atlantic-kingdom-americas-contest-with-cunard-in-the-age-of-sail-and-steam","title":"Atlantic Kingdom: America's Contest With Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam","description":"\u003ch6 id=\"title\" class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"jtrfiv-5ozwx3-z5pfhg-oqtwmf\"\u003eAtlantic Kingdom: America's Contest With Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAtlantic Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e pays tribute to the Americans who challenged Cunard, the shipping company that held a monopoly on North Atlantic trade routes in the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an era when civilisation first grappled with large-scale technology and creative industries promised a new standard of living, competition for control over maritime trade was fierce. Cornelius Vanderbilt and P. T. Barnum were among those who battled like mythical gods for control of their domains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese titans of the Atlantic left behind them a wreckage of human lives, lost ships, and squandered fortunes in their failed bids for supremacy of the seas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a clear, succinct, lively, and sure-handed evocation of American maritime enterprise at its zenith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: John A. Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback: 280 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P03255","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52958671667564,"sku":"P03255","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/Atlantic-Kingdom.jpg?v=1764851115","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/atlantic-kingdom-americas-contest-with-cunard-in-the-age-of-sail-and-steam","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}