The Plimsoll sensation : the great campaign to save lives at sea
Jones, Nicolette2007
Book
The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.
Main title:
The Plimsoll sensation : the great campaign to save lives at sea / Nicolette Jones.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2007.
Collation:
xv, 400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2006.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-384) and index.
ISBN:
9780349117201 (pbk)
Dewey class:
363.123092363.1230921
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1424439