Description: The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero 'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale' Herald 'Nicolette Jones charts Plimsoll's course with skill, insight and elegance' Sunday Telegraph 'Splendid and meticulously researched' Guardian In the second half of the nineteenth century, an astonishing campaign stirred a nation to save the lives of the hundreds of British sailors who were drowning unnecessarily every year. Overladen and ill-repaired ships set sail, their doomed crews sacrificed while mercenary shipowners profited from the insurance. Samuel Plimsoll blew the whistle on these scandalous practices, devoting his life to a campaign for maritime reform. Plimsoll caught the public imagination: under his banner working men and women stood side by side with enlightened aristocrats and industrialists, their clamour almost toppling a prime minister.
Price: 12.07 GBP
Location: Cardiff
End Time: 2025-01-16T14:43:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.66 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 60 days
Book Title: The Plimsoll Sensation
eBay condition: 1000
eBay category: 261186
Item Height: 196mm
Item Width: 128mm
Author: Nicolette Jones
Publication Name: The Plimsoll Sensation: the Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 340g
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
