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Author Jenkins, David, 1957 June 22-

Title From Ship's Cook to Baronet : Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856-1935 / David Jenkins.

Publication Info. Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (244 pages)
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Contents Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Sir William Recollects, 1870-95; Master Mariner, Shipowner and Philanthropist, 1895-1935; Appendices; Reardon Smith family tree; William Reardon Smith's seafaring career, 1870-1900; Management and shipping companies; Fleet lists, 1905-35; Sailing ship rigs; Ports world-wide to which William Reardon Smithsailed during his seafaring career, 1870-1900; Bibliography; Index.
Summary 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 and subsequently showed great entrepreneurial initiative during the depression, acquiring motor vessels and establishing new trade routes. He is also remembered as a great philanthropist, particularly through his association with the National Museum of Wales and his establishment of the Reardon Smith Nautical.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and index.
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Subject Smith, William Reardon, 1856-1935.
Smith, William Reardon, 1856-1935.
Shipowners -- Wales -- Cardiff -- Biography.
Shipowners.
Wales -- Cardiff.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Shipping -- Wales -- Cardiff -- 19th century.
Shipping.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Shipping -- Wales -- Cardiff -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 20th century
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Jenkins, David. From Ship's Cook to Baronet : Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856-1935. Cardiff : University of Wales Press, ©2011 9780708324233
ISBN 9780708324240 electronic book
070832424X electronic book
1299201105
9781299201101