The American President Lines and Its Forebears, 1848-1984: From Paddlewheels to Containerships [Hardcover]

John Niven (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Delaware Pr (May 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874132991
• ISBN-13: 978-0874132991
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,629,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK book., February 3, 2009

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Jose Lopez "Jose Lopez" (Miami,Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This Book is the only APL(American President Lines LTD) Book Out there, it only covers up until 1984 as the name implies(around the time it was published) The book is pretty good and offers the read background on this once mighty American Company(Now sadly part of A Singapore Owned Co.-Human Rights Violator) and like Sea-Land A Giant that once was bigger than the foreign guys.From the time of The American Mail lines, to the governments ownership stake at one point in history to the Ships named each one "President". Good Book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book is a History on APL up until 1984(When Book Was Published) only APL book., February 3, 2009

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Jose Lopez "Jose Lopez" (Miami,Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American President Lines and Its Forebears, 1848-1984: From Paddlewheels to Containerships (Hardcover)

This Book is the only APL(American President Lines LTD) Book Out there, it only covers up until 1984 as the name implies(around the time it was published) The book is pretty good and offers the read background on this once mighty American Company(Now sadly part of A Singapore Owned Co.-Human Rights Violator) and like Sea-Land A Giant that once was bigger than the foreign guys.From the time of The American Mail lines, to the governments ownership stake at one point in history to the Ships named each one "President". Good Book.