Steamer Stories: An Annotated Bibliography of Steamship Fiction, 1845-2012

NEW, still in shrink wrap. Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, 2016. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to 11.5 x 13.5 inches, 481pp., appendix, indexed bibliography, numerous color and b&w illustrations. Dark blue cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, with illustrated dust jacket. --- What do Winston Churchill, Steve Allen, John Philip Sousa, Langston Hughes, Marlon Brando, and Jack Kerouac have in common A: They are all authors of works of fiction in which steamships play a substantial role in the storyline. 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. Steamer Stories is the first-ever comprehensive bibliography of ship fiction (whether steamers or sailing ships). The color section of cover art and illustrations from the works cited and the humorous and engaging writing style makes the book a delightful read in and of itself.

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Publisher: Oak Knoll Press;

Year: 2016

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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