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A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects

Autor Mark Berry
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 dec 2020
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 19th and early 20th century to the huge cruise industry we have today.
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ISBN-13: 9780750994323
ISBN-10: 0750994320
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 150 Illustrations, color
Dimensiuni: 233 x 160 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: The History Press Ltd

Notă biografică

Mark Berry grew up with stories of the sea. His father was a marine engineer and would come home on leave with tales of places like Aden, Hong Kong and San Francisco, all hugely exotic sounding to a boy growing up in 1960s Britain. After reading about the tragedies of Titanic and Lusitania, an interest in liners followed - and so started a lifetime of collecting books, ephemera and items from all kinds of ships. Now retired after thirty-eight years in the property industry, it seemed only natural for Mark to share some of the items in his collection. Mark and his wife Val have two grown-up sons and live in rural Devon with their cats and chickens. When they can, they enjoy escaping to sea on a cruise liner or, even better, an ocean liner.

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The story of ocean liners brought to life by objects and ephemera, revealing life on board, luxury and magnificence, and peril and disaster