The Triumph Of The Tramp Ship (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt From The Triumph Of The Tramp Ship The Term Tramp Ship Has Come To Have A Special Significance In Contrast With Such Vessels, Usually Known As Linersmpassenger Liners And Cargo Liners - Which Sail Regularly Between Specific Ports In Accordance With A Prearranged Schedule. But This Distinction, Which Dates From The Later Days Of The Sailing Ship Era, Is Really The Product Of The Steam Age; And Though It May Be Possible To Discern In Such Specialized Vessels As The Californian And China Clippers, The East Indiamen And The West Indiamen, The Forerunners Of The Modern Liners, The Technical Limitations Of The Term Tramp Are Really Comparatively Modern. The Late Sir Douglas Owen Once Observed That The Term Tramp Seemed At The Outset To Convey A Sort Of Stigma, Or At Any Rate Discourtesy, And In Discussing Such Vessels With Their Owners It Was Formerly Considered Better Taste To Refer To Them By The More Respectful Term Of Seekers. And This Authority Added That Any Reproach Which May Have Originally Attached To The Term Has Long Since Been Lived Gloriously Down. About The Publisher Forgotten Books Publishes Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rare And Classic Books. Find More At This Book Is A Reproduction Of An Important Historical Work. Forgotten Books Uses State-Of-The-Art Technology To Digitally Reconstruct The Work, Preserving The Original Format Whilst Repairing Imperfections Present In The Aged Copy. In Rare Cases, An Imperfection In The Original, Such As A Blemish Or Missing Page, May Be Replicated In Our Edition. We Do, However, Repair The Vast Majority Of Imperfections Successfully; Any Imperfections That Remain Are Intentionally Left To Preserve The State Of Such Historical Works.