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British Mail Steamers to South America, 1851-1965
During the nineteenth century Britain’s maritime, commercial and colonial interests all depended upon a regular and reliable flow of seaborne information from around the globe. Whilst the telegraph increasingly came to dominate long-distance communication, postal services by sea played a vital role in the network of information exchange, particularly to the more distant locations. Much importance was placed upon these services by the British government which provided large subsidies to a small number of commercial companies to operate them. Concentrating initially on the mail service between Britain and South America, this book explores the economic and political involvement of, at the out...
Ocean Mail Service
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The Origin of the Ocean Mail Steamers Between Liverpool and the St. Lawrence and the Advantages of the Northern Route (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Origin of the Ocean Mail Steamers Between Liverpool and the St. Lawrence and the Advantages of the Northern Route D. Mclarty, Esq, responded. He was imperfectly heard in the beginning of his remarks. He was understood to say that he was deeply grateful for the honor done him, and would convey to his partners the tidings of the manner in which their health had been drunk that night, -though comparatively a young man, he had been long investigating the subject of steam navigation, and he was happy when he heard through Mr. Bellhouse, of Dthe opportunity of entering upon so promising an enterprise as the starting of a Canadian line. But he had no idea of the kind of place Canad...
