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Author: William H. Miller
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-04-15
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1445618729
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Praise for Great Atlantic Liners of the Twentieth Century in Colour includes 'a must for liner enthusiasts'. Ships Monthly
Author: Elspeth Wills
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780954245122
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Eric Flounders
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Published: 2014-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781906608859
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 2015 Cunard celebrate their 175th anniversary. Its heritage dates back to 1839 where Sir Samuel Cunard won the first British Government contract to supply a regular mail service across the North Atlantic. Since that date Cunard has had hundreds of ocean liners. Cunard's golden age occurred after the Second World War when the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth entered full commercial service. In the late Fifties Cunard faced the most fierce competitor, the Boeing 707 on the Transatlantic routes. This saw a great decline in the Cunard fleet but amidst the jet revolution Cunard gambled with their future on a new ship, the QE2. With the expanding cruise market in the late Nineties, the company was to see further new-builds, including the QM2. This anniversary book brings together the full story of Cunard and not only follows the history of the company but also many of the celebrities and film stars who have been associated with Cunard.
Author: Isabelle Saxon
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Published: 1868
Total Pages: 338
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes chapters on California, Nevada, and other parts of the West, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Author: Isabelle SAXON (pseud. [i.e. Mrs. Sutherland.])
Publisher:
Published: 1868
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael Beaumont
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 154
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Chris Frame
Publisher: Story (History Press)
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780752450940
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →There has been no more beloved liner than the Queen Elizabeth 2. The last liner to be built on British soil, she was constructed by John Brown & Co., Clydebank (Scotland) and her keel was laid on July 5, 1965, marking the start of her illustrious career. Her maiden voyage left Southampton on May 2, 1969, bound for New York, and she has remained in service for the past 40 years. She had a spell as a military ship from 1982, when she was requisitioned to serve as a troop carrier during the Falklands War, and during her military career QE2 successfully sailed more than 14,900 miles. Post-war, she has had many refits, including a headline-grabbing total refurbishment in 1994 to turn her into a 21st-century luxury liner. In November 2008, QE2 retired to a new life in Dubai World, where she began her conversion to a floating hotel, and the last chapter of her exceptional life in service will close.
