Author: John Boileau. Published by Formac Publishing Company, Halifax, NS., 2006, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9 x 8.25 inch, 112 pages with index. ISBN: 9780887807121 GC&C Stock #4824
SAMUEL CUNARD: Nova Scotia's Master of The North Atlantic, by John Boileau, combines the Cunard story with 150+ colour and black and white visuals covering Cunard's life and the subsequent history of his company.
A fascinating and readable account of the brilliance and determination of one man who played an innovative role in world transportation history.
DID YOU KNOW? By the time Cunard died in 1865, he had witnessed the emergence of steamships, developed trade links with China and helped establish the Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company. He was a director of the Bank of British North America and bought huge tracts of land in PEI. He won the transatlantic mail service contract between Britain and North America, and built several of the most luxurious steamships of the day. His ships helped Britain in the Crimean War and he became Sir Samuel Cunard for his support of the war effort. The Cunard line which he founded was long a major force in the development of international travel.
