Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post
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In 1858 Thomas Rainey set out the case for a steam mail system across the ocean, writing for Congress and the public. He looks at ocean steamers in their commercial, political, economic, social and diplomatic bearings and takes up what it costs to run vessels, fuel use, repairs, depreciation, and the expense of fast, regular mail carriage. He also asks how far mail steamers could serve in wartime and whether such lines can live on their own receipts.
Rainey argues that the system needs backing from the federal government, not private enterprise alone. The volume is dedicated to Postmaster General Aaron Venable Brown.
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Book facts
- Author
- Thomas Rainey
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 149
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Engineering
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online