Sun Yat-sen

At thirteen, I accompanied my mother to the Hawaiian Islands. There, for the first time, I saw the wonder of a steamship and the vastness of the ocean. From that time on, I was eager to acquire the knowledge of the West and to fathom the mysteries of nature.

Chinese Leader

Erik Larson

In 1900, 45 steamship lines served Galveston. Twenty-six foreign governments had consulates there. The storm damaged its reputation as a safe place for substantial investment by railroads then seeking to dominate various trans-continental routes.

American Author

Fergus Henderson

I think Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be a good chap to have supper with. Anyone who builds a railway and then builds a steamship when he gets to Bristol and can't go any further must be a good chap.

English Chef

Walter Chrysler

Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a new water system in Peru, means an added use of the automobile.

American Inventor

Understand that steamships are a key part of industrial history, reflecting progress in transportation.

Historical significance

Recognize that steamships are now mostly historical, as they've been replaced by more advanced ships.

Technological context

Steamships played a vital role in accelerating global trade and travel routes, significantly shrinking the world.

Travel and trade

 railroad the steamship and the Telegraph were integrating East Africa perfectly with the rest of the world now clearly David Livingstone was a little bit ahead of his time but it does

Actually, the world...

 Museum an old steamship that used to bring goods to ports all around the Great Lakes expecially Cleveland