The Liners (A Channel Four book)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 075221182X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars great book to add to my collection. nice and clean . good seller.. Good history of liners, well written with nice illustrations The first truly well researched and well written history of ocean travel I have seen. The author delves into the beginnings of the well known lines and shipbuilders, including some that did not make it. Although focused on the North Atlantic, there is good coverage of other routes. Many anecdotes and stories of people. Colorful descriptions of conditions on ships. Some numbers and statistics, though not enough. Beautiful black and white and color pict. The Liners A Voyage of Discovery David Beck A brilliant piece of work, that inspired me to take a great interest in the topic of the Transatlantic crossing and Ocean Liners in general. The introduction and lead-in history to the main topic of the modern day Transatlantic Liners is clear and well written. Then moving through the Titanic period without laboring on the sinking is a great relief. The main body of the book is very informative of the period between the two World Wars and continuing t
Beginning in the age when steamships revolutionized travel, the book ends with a glimpse of the technology of the 21st century when, it is predicted, there will be floating cities up to four times the size of the largest passenger liner ever built.. It explores the history of the world's great passenger ships, the lines that operated them, and the people they carried. The story encompasses changing technologies and economies, rivalry between nations, the rise and fall of empires both political and