Transatlantic Liners In Picture Postcards - Hardcover

McDougall, Robert; Gardiner, Robin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071103026X ISBN 13: 9780711030268

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

With the recent introduction into service of the new Cunard liner, the Queen Mary 2, the great age of the transatlantic liners has been revived. The authors have used their extensive collection of historic postcards to illustrate the story of these classic liners.

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Synopsis:

With the recent introduction into service of the new Cunard liner, the Queen Mary 2, the great age of the transatlantic liners has been revived. In an era that harks back to the luxury of the pre-World War 2 years, when the classic liners of Britain, the USA and Europe competed for the 'Blue Riband' - the fastest transatlantic crossing - the new liner represents a sea-change in the scale of contemporary transatlantic liners. However, there is and will remain a considerable nostalgia for and interest in the great liners of an earlier age; liners whose very names - Lusitania, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Hamburg, France, Normandie and United States - are redolent of a long lost age before jet aviation fundamentally altered the economics of transatlantic travel. In their third joint venture for Ian Allan Publishing, Robert McDougall and Robin Gardiner, both noted experts on the subject of the history of transatlantic shipping, have co-operated to produce this largely pictorial tribute to the golden age of travel.

Drawing upon McDougall's extensive archive of historic postcards, both colour and mono, featuring the classic liners of this era and with detailed captions by Robin Gardiner, the book is an excellent follow-up to the authors' earlier joint ventures on Titanic and on White Star Line. Ian Allan Publishing's previous book on the subject - Glory Days: Transatlantic Liners, proved to be highly successful; this new addition to the company's maritime list is certain to be as popular and help to build further the reputation of both Robert McDougall and Robin Gardiner.

About the Author:

Robert McDougall lives in Blackpool. He has been researching the history of transatlantic liners in general, and Titanic more particularly, over many years and during this period has amassed a comprehensive archive of images recording the great days of transatlantic shipping. Robin Gardiner lives in Oxford. Actively researching the history of Titanic, he has developed a theory expounded in two best-selling books - The Riddle of the Titanic (with Dan van der Vat) and Titanic: The Ship that never Sank? - that there was more to the sinking than a simple iceberg. He is the author of several highly successful books for Ian Allan Publishing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 071103026X
• ISBN 13: 9780711030268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128