For many Stockholmers, the Johnson Line was long a household name and an\u00a0essential part of their existence. One of those fascinated by the sea-crossings\u00a0of these ships as a young boy was the author and journalist Nathan Shachar.In the autumn of 1904, when the businessman Axel Johnson decided\u00a0to establish scheduled service between Sweden and Latin America, there\u00a0was minimal trade with distant continents. The lack of regularly scheduled\u00a0service was a major handicap for Swedish export industries, especially the\u00a0rapidly expanding engineering industry, which had many new products to\u00a0offer. Brazil and Argentina were awash with money made from selling meat,\u00a0wheat and coffee to Europe s growing cities. Axel Johnson s vision was to\u00a0connect Sweden to the new markets in the developing world.\u00a0This book provides vibrant glimpses of the Johnson Line’s ninety years of\u00a0operations in Latin America from life at sea and in the port, and from many\u00a0of the delightful adventures that took place on the ships and in the exotic\u00a0countries where the shipping line was an extension of the Swedish economy.\u00a0This richly illustrated volume is based on Nathan Shachar s many years of\u00a0research, including in Nordstjernan s archive, as well as interviews with a\u00a0large number of Johnsoners and their memories of life at sea.\u00a0The Johnson\u00a0Line and Latin America\u00a0is cultural and economic history woven together into an entertaining account of a bygone era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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