Simon Wenham Pleasure Boating on the Thames (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Pleasure Boating on the ThamesCondition: NewEAN: 9780750958332ISBN: 9780750958332Publisher: The History Press LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/05/2014Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmAuthor: Simon WenhamLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A History of Salter Bros, 1858-Present DayDescription: The River Thames above London underwent a dramatic transformation during the Victorian period, from a great commercial highway into a vast conduit of pleasure. Pleasure Boating on the Thames traces these changes through the history of the firm that did more than any other on the waterway to popularise recreational boating. Salter Bros began as a small boat-building enterprise in Oxford and went on to gain worldwide fame, not only as the leading racing boat constructor, but also as one of the largest rental craft and passenger boat operators in the country. Simon Wenham’s illustrated history sheds light on over 150 years of social change, how leisure developed on the waterway (including the rise of camping), as well as how a family firm coped with the changes brought about by industrialisation – a business that, today, still carries thousands of passengers a year.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Travel & TransportTopic: History, Business & Finance, Sports & Hobbies, Home Garden & PetsRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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