A HISTORY OF THE JOINT STEAMER COMPANIES
Written by Sir Percival Griffiths
Published by Inchcape & Co. Limited
in 1979
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- COMPANY HISTORY
- PADDLE STEAMERS
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Front cover
Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- 1 Introductory
- 2 The Pioneers
- 3 The First Fifteen Years 1844-1859
- 4 Early Developments in Assam
- 5 Competition and Cooperation 1880-1900
- 6 The Years Before the First World War 1900-1914
- 7 The First World War and After
- 8 The Second World War
- 9 Rehabilitation and Frustration
- 10 The Stuggle for Survival in India
- 11 The Beginning of the End
- 12 The Joint Companies in Pakistan
- 13 Pakistan River Steamers Ltd.
- 14 The End
- Appendix I: Services operated in 1900
- Appendix II: Services operated in 1947