An Economic and Business History
This title was first published in 2000. 'Little better documented than King Arthur or Robin Hood' complained one historian in 1998 describing the lack of information on Thames shipbuilding. This study of iron shipbuilding on the capital&...
Peter D. Buckow hadnt had much luck in his short life. An abused and neglected child, he struggled hard to overcome the disadvantages of his upbringing. He worked hard as Henry Bloughs ranch hand; he labored from sunup til sundown; he never shirke...
Iron shipbuilding comes to rural London, 1832-46; vertical integration, 1847-53; the Crimean War and the first crisis, 1854-59; trade boom and the effects of "shady finance", 1860-67; the long slump, 1868-88; an excessive dependence on the state, 1889-1915.