The Coming of the Comet: The Rise and Fall of the Paddle Steamer by Nick Robins

The Coming of the Comet: The Rise and Fall of the Paddle Steamer

Nick Robins

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In August 1812 Henry Bell's Comet, a revolutionary paddle steamer, made her first journey on the Clyde. This marked the start of extraordinary developments that completely transformed shipping and transport in Britain, Europe and the Americas. The...

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