Download or read book An Epoch in Canadian Shipping (Classic Reprint) written by Randolph Carlyle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Epoch in Canadian Shipping In considering the growth and changes in shipping between Canada and the old country, even going back to almost the beginning of the nineteenth century, the name Allan stands out easily above all others, and indeed it is imlmssible to deal with the history of Canadian shipping without giving large place to the succeed ing generations of those who have borne the name of Allan and who have been con nected with the various companies of which that name has been so long identi hed. Few persons living now can trace this chain back farther than the advent of the most prominent figure of all, that of Sir Hugh Allan. But Sir Hugh was not the first of his historic stock to navigate our waters. The founder of the Allan Line was really Captain Alexander Allan, father of Sir Hugh, a Scotch youth, who early evinced a yearning for the sea. This lad, after serving his apprenticeship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.