Description
About the Author
William Stewart Lindsay FCIM is a great-great-grandson of William Schaw Lindsay. Following a career in Pharmaceuticals, he joined the Society for Nautical Research and the Navy Records Society and is pursuing his lifelong interest in maritime matters. He has published several articles on Victorian Shipping.
Reviews
'William Schaw Lindsay's extraordinary career, from seafarer to shipping magnate, Member of Parliament and author, adds a critical dimension to the history of Victorian Britain. His trenchant opinions open a window on a world in transition, war, politics and personal agendas.' -- Andrew Lambert FKC, Laughton Professor of Naval History
'A fabulous book about an extraordinary man.' -- Dr Sam Willis, award-winning naval historian and broadcaster
'A masterly piece of work covering a much neglected segment of mercantile maritime history.' -- Captain Peter King, Master Mariner and author
'William Schaw Lindsay's unpublished journals provide a fresh and fascinating insight into British attitudes to the American Civil War. His personal account of his meetings with Napoleon III and his candid pen-portraits of Palmerston and Lord John Russell are particularly valuable.' -- Charles Priestley, author of The Civil War Abroad: How the Great American Conflict Reached Overseas.
'It's interesting to see, almost at first hand, how a penniless orphan became one of Britain's leading shipping magnates.' -- Regency History
'Here we have a biography produced with great heart by the subject's great-great-grandson William Stewart Lindsay - who believes, understandably, that his 19th century ancestor William Schaw Lindsay (1815-1877) should be better known in merchant shipping circles.' -- Nautilus Telegraph, September/October 2023
'Bill Lindsay has done full justice to his illustrious great-great-grandfather. Anyone with any interest in Victorian history, maritime history or the American Civil War will be grateful to him.' -- American Civil War Round Table, December 2023
'New book charts remarkable success of Victorian orphan who ran off to sea.' -- The Scotsman, January 2024
'This is a comprehensive history of this great Victorian and I would very highly recommend it.' -- Shipping Today and Yesterday Magazine, June 2024
Book Information
ISBN 9781398115255
Author Bill Lindsay
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 602g