{"product_id":"transatlantic-samuel-cunard-isambard-brunel-and-the-great-atlantic-steamships-9780060955496","title":"Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the nineteenth century, the roughest but most important ocean passage in the world lay between Britain and the United States. Bridging the Atlantic Ocean by steamship was a defining, remarkable feat of the era. Over time, Atlantic steamships became the largest, most complex machines yet devised. They created a new transatlantic world of commerce and travel, reconciling former Anglo-American enemies and bringing millions of emigrants who transformed the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTransatlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, the experience of crossing the Atlantic is re-created in stunning detail from the varied perspectives of first class, steerage, officers, and crew. The dynamic evolution of the Atlantic steamer is traced from Brunel's \u003cem\u003eGreat Western\u003c\/em\u003e of 1838 to Cunard's \u003cem\u003eMauretania\u003c\/em\u003e of 1907, the greatest steamship ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFox, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen Fox, a freelance historian, is the author of five previous books. He lives near Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409430483218,"sku":"9780060955496","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78003c17-10d8-47f6-922d-1f12317fb5e9.jpg?v=1729287220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/transatlantic-samuel-cunard-isambard-brunel-and-the-great-atlantic-steamships-9780060955496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}