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100 1 _aLe Hir, Jean Louis,
_d1806-1880
245 1 0 _aDes paquebots transatlantiques :
_b
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-02-14
508 _aCharlene Taylor, Adrian Mastronardi, Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"Des paquebots transatlantiques" by Jean Louis Le Hir is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the concept and development of transatlantic steamship services, focusing particularly on the economic implications for France and its position as a maritime power. The author discusses various projects for establishing these services, addressing both past failures and future proposals from government and private initiatives. At the start of the text, the author outlines the significance of creating a robust transatlantic shipping service for France, emphasizing its potential to enhance national prestige and economic growth. The beginning also touches on historical attempts that have been hindered by logistical challenges, including the distribution of services across various ports. The narrative sets the stage for discussing a proposed project by Captain Le Roy de Keraniou, which focuses on the concentration of services in strategic ports like Brest and Marseille, and highlights the importance of having a unified approach to maximizing efficiency and competitiveness against established English and American companies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cFrance: Bureau des Annales du droit commercial, 1857
653 _aSteamboat lines -- Atlantic Ocean
653 _aMerchant marine -- France
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/bub_gb_t-2gXDLepRcC/page/n1/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70042
999 _c110789
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