LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING: A BRITISH FAMILY'S SHIPOWNING CENTURY 1875-1975
Written by Martin Barraclough
Published by Bound Biographies
in 2009
ISBN: 9781905178285
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- LIMITED EDITION
- COMPANY HISTORY
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LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING: A BRITISH FAMILY'S SHIPOWNING CENTURY 1875-1975
Written by Martin Barraclough.
Stock no. 1823306
1st.
2009.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A fascinating story of British family ship-owning - the owners, the seafarers, the ships and their businesses. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine and publisher vignette to front. B/w and colour illustrations. xii and 351 pages. Blue ribbon page marker. Limited edition of 1000. ISBN: 9781905178285. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). This is copy 537 of 1000.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- WEBSTER AND BARRCLOUGH:
- West Hartlepool
- The West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company (WHSNC)
- Thomas Barraclough
- The Partnership
- DENE SHIPPING:
- Sons of West Hartlepool Ship-owners
- Origins and Incorporation
- The War Years
- Post-War
- SILVER LINE:
- Origins and Incorporation
- Round the World Service
- The War Years
- Post-War Problems
- Merger with Dene
- A Fleet for the Fifties
- Twilight of the British Tramp
- Cars and Chemicals
- Sigsilver and Japan
- HBS
- Silver Chemical Tankers
- Seabridge
- Merger with SIH
- Takeover by Vlasov
- Epilogue