A History of British Tramp Shipping, 1870-1914 (Volume 1)

Winner of the Canadian Nautical Research Society's Keith Matthews Award for Best Book, 2024 Celebrated in the novels of Joseph Conrad and vintage films, tramp ships - the precursor of bulk carriers - are not well understood today. Yet, these vessels transported in bulk essential minerals and ores, grains, timber, and other commodities and played a vital role in creating the modern global economy. While the histories of some individual tramp firms have been written, this book uses personal corres