Ocean Liner Collectibles

Author : Myra Yellin Outwater
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN 13 : 9780764305818
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Liner Collectibles written by Myra Yellin Outwater and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of ship related collectibles such as gifts, plates, promotional materials, and various ephemera.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752457918
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RMS Caronia written by William H. Miller and published by History Press. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously unpublished photographs and rare memorabilia, including work from maritime artist Robert Lloyd, enrich this photographic history of one of Cunard's most beloved liners Painted in shades of green and known affectionately as the "Green Goddess," Cunard's Caronia of 1949 ushered in the era of modern cruising, and here is her incredible story. She represented Britain's recovery and the rebirth of the world's maritime industry after the devastation of World War II, designed almost exclusively for an untapped passenger market: luxury cruising. With such illustrious Cunard predecessors as the Queen Mary, the ill-fated Lusitania, and the record-breaker Mauretania, Caronia was an instant favorite with the world's rich and famous. She gathered an exclusive, often American, clientele--the "mink and diamonds set"--who sailed on her year after year. Many passengers lived on board for years, giving her the air of an ultra-wealthy country club. While under tow to the breaker's yard, she met her end on the rocks at Guam after running aground during a typhoon. Her subsequent salvage was the largest ever undertaken by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book SS United States written by William H. Miller and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ‘SS United States’ was a great symbol of post-World War II American genius. She was the most advanced ocean liner of her time―modern, innovative and hugely powerful. Designed to be a commercial liner but easily convertible to wartime troopship, she entered service in July 1952, seventy years ago, to rousing triumph and success. She captured the prized Blue Riband for transatlantic speed, brought glory to America and her owners, and enjoyed great success for a full decade. But after trans-ocean jets arrived, her success slowly faded until fully decommissioned by 1969. Over fifty years of idleness, revival plans and schemes, and neglect and decay followed. To this day, the ‘United States’ waits silently at a Philadelphia pier. This is the story of a very great and beloved ship―her glory days, but also her days of struggle and indecision.

Author : Mark Berry
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750996471
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects written by Mark Berry and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life. Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic features. In peacetime they carried celebrities, vacationers and emigrants; while in war they carried thousands of troops – and then war brides seeking new lives. A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects takes in evolving technology, supreme luxury and fine cuisine, as well as hardship and the burning hope for a better life. There is peril, disaster and death, international pride and competition, glory and war. The objects tell a fascinating story, showing how the functional sea voyage has evolved from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the huge cruise industry we have today.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 : 1781553505
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conquest of the Atlantic written by William H. Miller and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cunard, the most famous name in shipping, turns 175 years old in 2015. Cunard began back in 1840 with paddlewheel steamers, but grew and progressed and created some of the largest, fastest and most luxurious liners in their time. The final 'golden age' on the Atlantic run between Europe and North America was in the 1950s when the company slogan 'Getting there was half the fun' seemed so apt. Cunard had twelve liners running Atlantic crossings in 1958 but the same year saw the introduction of the speedy and efficient passenger jet that immediately stole transatlantic travellers. The Cunard 'cast' of the late 1950s includes such celebrated ocean liners such as Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth as well as others like Mauretania, Caronia, Britannic, Saxonia and small ships including the Media and Parthia. Conquest of the Atlantic: Cunard Liners of the 1950s and 1960s is the story of these great ships that are all still remembered with much fondness and of the life onboard them. Cunard would face furious competition with jet aircraft and by 1969 be reduced to one Atlantic liner, the legendary and iconic Queen Elizabeth 2.

Author : Janette McCutcheon
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562396X
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 written by Janette McCutcheon and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The illustrated history of the most famous ocean liner afloat today.

Author : Siân Evans
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250246474
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maiden Voyages written by Siân Evans and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an engaging and anecdotal social history, Siân Evans's Maiden Voyages explores how women’s lives were transformed by the Golden Age of ocean liner travel between Europe and North America. During the early twentieth century, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women, whose lives were changed forever by their journeys between the Old World and the New. Some traveled for leisure, some for work; others to reinvent themselves or find new opportunities. They were celebrities, migrants and millionaires, refugees, aristocrats and crew members whose stories have mostly remained untold—until now. Maiden Voyages is a fascinating portrait of the era, the ships themselves, and these women as they crossed the Atlantic. The ocean liner was a microcosm of contemporary society, divided by class: from the luxury of the upper deck, playground for the rich and famous, to the cramped conditions of steerage or third class travel. In first class you’ll meet A-listers like Marlene Dietrich, Wallis Simpson, and Josephine Baker; the second class carried a new generation of professional and independent women, like pioneering interior designer Sibyl Colefax. Down in steerage, you’ll follow the journey of émigré Maria Riffelmacher as she escapes poverty in Europe. Bustling between decks is a crew of female workers, including Violet “The Unsinkable Stewardess” Jessop, who survived the Titanic disaster. Entertaining and informative, Maiden Voyages captures the golden age of ocean liners through the stories of the women whose transatlantic journeys changed the shape of society on both sides of the globe.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562320X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Along the Hudson written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glamour age of ocean liner travel was the 1950s. Nothing could compete with the ocean liner and huge profits were made by the shipping lines. William H Miller tells the story of Luxury Liner Row in this Golden Age.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624060
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SS Nieuw Amsterdam written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story in words and pictures of Holland America Line’s Art Deco masterpiece.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562348X
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Atlantic Liners of the Twentieth Century in Color written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profusely illustrated with color illustrations