Steel & Iron Ships & Men: Shipbuilding In Belfast, 1894-1912
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the turn of the twentieth century, the banks of Belfast Lough thundered with the sound of riveting hammers and the hiss of steam, as the city of Belfast rose to become one of the greatest shipbuilding capitals in the world — and Steel & Iron Ships & Men chronicles this extraordinary industrial epoch through the remarkable Harland & Wolff History Photograph Collection housed at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum. Michael McCaughan presents an intimate and authoritative visual record of the men, machines, and methods that defined shipbuilding in Belfast between 1894 and 1912, a period that culminated in the construction of some of the most iconic vessels ever to sail the seas, including the ill-fated RMS Titanic. McCaughan's work is far more than a photographic archive; it is a social and industrial history that illuminates the human cost and collective pride embedded in Belfast's iron-and-steel heritage. The images and accompanying text detail the dangerous working conditions, the skilled craftsmanship, and the vast industrial infrastructure that made Harland & Wolff a name synonymous with maritime ambition. For anyone drawn to the story of industrial Britain, the tragedy of the Titanic, or the rich labour history of Ulster, this volume stands as an indispensable and deeply evocative testament to an age that will never come again.
Author: Michael Mccaughan
Format: Paperback
Published: 1989, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the turn of the twentieth century, the banks of Belfast Lough thundered with the sound of riveting hammers and the hiss of steam, as the city of Belfast rose to become one of the greatest shipbuilding capitals in the world — and Steel & Iron Ships & Men chronicles this extraordinary industrial epoch through the remarkable Harland & Wolff History Photograph Collection housed at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum. Michael McCaughan presents an intimate and authoritative visual record of the men, machines, and methods that defined shipbuilding in Belfast between 1894 and 1912, a period that culminated in the construction of some of the most iconic vessels ever to sail the seas, including the ill-fated RMS Titanic. McCaughan's work is far more than a photographic archive; it is a social and industrial history that illuminates the human cost and collective pride embedded in Belfast's iron-and-steel heritage. The images and accompanying text detail the dangerous working conditions, the skilled craftsmanship, and the vast industrial infrastructure that made Harland & Wolff a name synonymous with maritime ambition. For anyone drawn to the story of industrial Britain, the tragedy of the Titanic, or the rich labour history of Ulster, this volume stands as an indispensable and deeply evocative testament to an age that will never come again.