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The Box

by Marc Levinson

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About the book

Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the first container voyage, this is the first comprehensive history of the shipping container. It recounts how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur, Malcom McLean, turned containerization from an impractical idea into a massive industry that slashed the cost of transporting goods around the world and made the boom in global trade possible.

It's well written and worth reading if you're interested in learning about the history of moving goods, and a box.

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Categories:

Economics Engineering Microhistory Finance Transport Science Technology Business History Non-fiction

Language:

English

Length:

392 pages

Author:

Marc Levinson
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