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Today the shipowner David MacBrayne, who lived from 1817 until 1907, is just as well known as Samuel Cunard, and the red funnelled ships which bear his name continue to sails the sea lochs, the firths and the minches of the West Highlands, a century after his death.
For thousands of people the MacBrayne steamers were the lifeline that helped them keep their ties with their native islands. The Kingdom of MacBrayne, a recently published book by Nick S. Robins and Donald E Meek, tells the story of David MacBrayne, his ships and his company, his predecessors, rivals and successors.
Lavishly illustrated with drawings, paintings and photographs it explores the world of the early steamships, their successes and failures as well as their contribution to the ever-changing social fabric of the Highlands and Islands.
Emigrants, tourists, ordinary travellers and crew members, from engineers to pursers speak of the ships and their impact on their world. This is not the first book, and assuredly not the last, to be written about David
