Steam and the North Atlantic Mails: The Impact of the Cunard Line and Subsequent Steamship Companies on the Carriage of Transatlantic Mails

x, 11-295 pp. Maps precede text, black-and-white photographs of postmarked covers and black-and-white reproductions of historical illustrations throughout. The history of postal communication between England and North America during the period of transition from sail to steam. Profusely illustrated with covers from the period, this well researched volume is a must for anyone interested in covers from the pre-postage stamp era. Also an excellent history of the development of steam transport on the North Atlantic, outlining the development of the Cunard Lines.