Creating global shipping : Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers, and the business of shipping, c.1820-1970

Introduction -- The European and Greek shipping firm -- The Vagliano ship masters: creating a business empire 1820s-1850s -- An international trading house from Russia to the U.K., 1850s-1880s -- The Russian government v. Mari Vagliano, 1881-1887 -- The Vagliano fleet and innovation in ship management -- Merchant to shipowner: Onassis from Buenos Aires to London and New york, 1923-1946 -- The Onassis fleet, 1946-1975 -- The United States government v. Aristotle Onassis, 1951-1958 -- Innovation in global shipping: the Onassis business -- Diachronic presence: an epilogue.