The Wreck of the Princess Alice, Saloon Steamer
Author : Edwin Guest
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 1879*
Category : Steamboat disasters
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Author : Edwin Guest
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 1879*
Category : Steamboat disasters
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Author : Edwin GUEST (Journalist)
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Page : pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Edwin Guest
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 1878*
Category : Bywell Castle (Steamboat)
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Page : pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Adin Williams
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Joan Lock
Publisher : Robert Hale
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 13,63 MB
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0719816726
The collision of the Princess Alice pleasure steamer with the Tyne collier, Bywell Castle, in the Thames in September 1878 resulted in Britain's worst-ever inland waterway accident. Almost 650 Princess Alice passengers and crew died. Whole families were wiped out; many children were left orphans; parents childless. The nation wept. Joan Lock describes vividly the lead up to the accident, the disaster itself and its aftermath. She then delves into the quarrels that the tragedy devolved into, as each side blamed the other during the extended inquiries to discover just how the accident happened and why so many people drowned. In the process, the author makes a startling discovery...
Author : Steamboat Princess Alice
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Page : 15 pages
File Size : 36,3 MB
Release : 1879
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Author : Princess Alice (Paddle steamer)
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Page : pages
File Size : 44,8 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : London journalist
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 34,18 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Princess Alice (Steamship)
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Author : Steamboat PRINCESS ALICE
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Page : pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 1879
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