The White Star Line
Author: Paul Louden-Brown
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780951603826
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White Star Line
Author: Janette McCutcheon
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2008-10-15
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1445635232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the short-lived Liverpool shipping line, whose ships were some of the most luxurious afloat, and which included the Titanic, Olympic and Britannic.
Cunard-White Star Liners of the 1930s
Author: William H. Miller
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2015-11-15
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 1445649691
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William H. Miller, 'Mr Ocean Liner', looks back at the great ships owned and operated by Cunard-White Star during the 1930s.
The Ismay Line
Author: Wilton J. Oldham
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2013-06-26
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1909183253
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Ismay Line charts the rise and fall of one of the most eminent British shipping companies - and tells the story of the family behind it. The founder of the White Star Line, T H Ismay, pioneered a revolutionary design of iron steamships, built for him by Harland & Wolff of Belfast. By the time of his death in 1899 he had become the most successful steamship owner in the world. He was succeeded by his son, Bruce Ismay, who in April 1912 was aboard his latest ship, Titanic, when it collided with an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Ismay survived by boarding the last lifeboat to leave the starboard side of the sinking liner: and thus began one of the greatest witch-hunts of modern times. The Ismay Line draws on many previously unpublished family diaries and correspondence and offers a robust defence of Bruce Ismay's conduct. Originally published in 1961, the book has been out of print for many years and is now a sought-after collector's item.
SS Atlantic
Author: Greg Cochkanoff
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780864925282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Winner, Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction, Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing, and Next Generation Indie Book Award, Historical Non-Fiction It's a cold April night on the high seas. A ship steams quickly towards port. Aboard are wealthy passengers enjoying their luxurious accommodations. In the holds below, steerage passengers sit in crowded berths, excited about starting a new life in a new world. In the bridge above, the Captain retires for the evening. The lookouts think they see something ahead. Too late, they warn the bridge... This was the fate of the SS Atlantic, the second ship built by the White Star Line for its new fleet. Built forty-two years before the RMS Titanic, the Atlantic had successfully completed eighteen crossings before it ran aground off the coast of Nova Scotia on April 1, 1873, killing 562 of the 952 onboard. It was the worst trans-Atlantic marine disaster of the 19th century, yet, until now, the full story has never been told.
White Star
Author: Marty Crisp
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781417738328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For use in schools and libraries only. Twelve-year-old Sam, a passenger on the Titanic's maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for the dogs in the ocean liner's kennel and becomes fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner.
Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
Author: Mark Chirnside
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750956239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A pictorial celebration of the world-famous sister ships: the Olympic-class liners A maritime expert tells the story of the sister ships using previously unseen pictures, passenger diaries, and deck plans, illustrating Olympic's successful career; the premature ends of her two unfortunate sisters; and the experiences of those onboard. Designed for passenger comfort, they were intended to provide luxurious surroundings and safe, reliable transport rather than record-breaking speed. Ironically, fate decreed that only Olympic would ever complete a single commercial voyage and she went on to serve for a quarter of a century in peace and war. Titanic's name would become infamous after she sank on her maiden voyage. The third sister, Britannic, saw a brief and commendable career as a hospital ship during World War I, sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
Ships of the White Star Line
Author: Richard De Kerbrech
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780711033665
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →MARITIME HISTORY. The White Star Line was one of the most illustrious and controversial names in the history of passenger shipping. Its origins lay in Liverpool in the early 19th century, chartering sailing ships to Australia, but financial difficulties led to its takeover by Thomas Ismay in the 1860s. The company grew quickly to dominate the North Atlantic route, with famous ships such as Britannic and Germanic taking the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing several times in the late 19th century. At the turn of the century the company established an unrivaled standard of luxury in its new quartet of ships known as the Big Four, which led to the construction of the Olympic Class, which included Titanic. Despite the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, the Olympic had a long and successful career as the flagship of the White Star Line before the financial pressures of the Depression in the 1930s forced the merger of White Star with its rival Cunard.
Passenger Ships Owned by the United States Government
Author: United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Publisher:
Published: 1923
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13:
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Author: Mark Chirnside
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2018-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750985789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first book on this prestigious and exceptional liner, the pinnacle of ship-building in her day
