Burgess, Douglas R.,  Jr., <br/><br/>
Engines of empire :  steamships and the Victorian imagination / 
Douglas R. Burgess, Jr. 
 - Stanford, California :  Stanford University Press,  (c)2016. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : annihilating space --  Phantasmagoria : steam and spectacle in the public sphere --  Selling the Mammoth : the commodification of wonder --  Leviathans : ships as fantasy --  Honor and glory crowning time : disaster sermons and the cult of technology --  Ordinary escapes : American steamboats and the masquerade of class --  One small iron country : social hierarchies on the North Atlantic --  Vandals abroad : travelogues and the pleasure cruise --  The dollars are coming : steam tourism and the transformation of space --  Tiffin for griffins : educating imperial administrators on the long voyage --  The floating Kaiser : steamships and national identity --  Sitting in darkness : critiquing imperialism from the top deck --  Conclusion : transportation is civilization. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804798983 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015047877 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Steamboats--History--Great Britain--19th century.<br/>Steamboats--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Steam-navigation--History--19th century.<br/>Passenger ships--History--19th century.<br/>Imperialism--History--19th century.<br/>Tourism--History--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VM657  / .E545 2016