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From Ship’s Cook to Baronet [PDF ebook]
Sir William Reardon Smith’s Life in Shipping, 1856-1935

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Sir William Reardon Smith (1856-1935) was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century. His was a classic story of ’rags to riches’ – starting life as a deck-hand and ship’s cook, he made a fortune in the shipping industry at the zenith of the Welsh coal trade.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 192 ● ISBN 9780708324240 ● Filstorlek 5.7 MB ● Utgivare University of Wales Press ● Publicerad 2011 ● Utgåva 1 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2635841 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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