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From Ship's Cook to Baronet: Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856 - 1935

David Jenkins

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Description:Sir William Reardon Smith, founder of the Reardon Smith shipping line, was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century. Starting as a cabin boy, he made a fortune as a ship owner at the height of the Welsh coal trade and subsequently showed great entrepreneurial initiative during the Great Depression, acquiring motor vessels and establishing new trade routes. He is also remembered as a great philanthropist, particularly through his association with the National Museum of Wales.This thorough portrait of the entrepreneur combines an autobiography of the first forty years of Sir William’s life—which was discovered fifty years after his death at the age of eighty—a substantial essay on the latter half of his life, and extensive appendices that include a family tree, company lists, and shipping maps.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Ship's Cook to Baronet: Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856 - 1935. To get started finding From Ship's Cook to Baronet: Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856 - 1935, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Sir William Reardon Smith, founder of the Reardon Smith shipping line, was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century. Starting as a cabin boy, he made a fortune as a ship owner at the height of the Welsh coal trade and subsequently showed great entrepreneurial initiative during the Great Depression, acquiring motor vessels and establishing new trade routes. He is also remembered as a great philanthropist, particularly through his association with the National Museum of Wales.This thorough portrait of the entrepreneur combines an autobiography of the first forty years of Sir William’s life—which was discovered fifty years after his death at the age of eighty—a substantial essay on the latter half of his life, and extensive appendices that include a family tree, company lists, and shipping maps.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Ship's Cook to Baronet: Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856 - 1935. To get started finding From Ship's Cook to Baronet: Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856 - 1935, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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