Put not your trust in princes : -from Bannockburn to the Burdekin, by sea /by Denis Gallagher.

The story of the author's life at sea with Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line and his later experiences in Australia with the Australian National Line and the formation of his own shipping line, Ocean Shipping Pty. The final chapter charts the changes to Alfred Holt's companies arising from containerisation and their evolution into OCL, Overseas Containers Limited. The title makes reference to Holt's approach to the recruitment of 'Crown Princes' from Oxford and Cambridge to manage the business.