Download or read book Passage East written by John Maxtone-Graham and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1814, the first shipment of cotton piece goods left Lancashire, England, for Calcutta India, trade that would open the eyes of the West to the riches of Eastern culture. Over the course of a century, bustling commerce grew up between East and West, carried on the decks and in the holds of great sailing ships and steam-powered vessels. Maxtone-Graham and Marshall bring to life this remarkable era.