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Steamer stories : an annotated bibliography of steamship fiction, 1845-2012
- Title
- Steamer stories : an annotated bibliography of steamship fiction, 1845-2012 / Daniel C. Krummes ; edited by Douglas Scott Brookes.
- Author
- Krummes, Daniel
- Publication
- New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2016.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Brookes, Douglas Scott, 1950-
- Description
- xiii, 481 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- "Steamer Stories is an annotated bibliography of fiction in English that involves steamships and the men and women who sailed in them. A catalog of novels, novellas, and short stories published from 1845 to 2012, the bibliography includes approximately 3,200 works of fiction in which steamships figure prominently. The Introduction traces the enormous popularity of fictional shipboard settings as microcosms of society and as temporary venues where social norms could be bent, explores the prejudices of the society that produced these works, and discusses major themes that emerge. The bibliographical annotations (listed alphabetically by author) provide pithy synopses . The first appendix lists Top-Rated Works, while the second appendix provides a Whos Who of Continuing Characters in Steamship Fiction"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Preface -- Introduction -- [Annotated bibliography by author, A-Z] -- Appendix A. Top-rated works -- Appendix B. Unexpected authors -- Appendix C. Who's who of continuing characters in steamship fiction -- Bibliography -- Index of illustrators -- Subject index.
- Call Number
- JFF 17-1315
- ISBN
- 9781584563457
- 1584563451
- LCCN
- 2015046649
- OCLC
- 944013088
- Author
- Krummes, Daniel, compiler.
- Title
- Steamer stories : an annotated bibliography of steamship fiction, 1845-2012 / Daniel C. Krummes ; edited by Douglas Scott Brookes.
- Publisher
- New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2016.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Added Author
- Brookes, Douglas Scott, 1950- editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 17-1315