New Yorks Liners

Author : John A. Fostik MBA
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439651515
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York's Liners written by John A. Fostik MBA and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 175 years, passenger ships have crossed the Atlantic, linking the Old World with the New World. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through the port of New York. National rivalries caused ships to grow in size, speed, and a comfort that had once been unimaginable. The advent of the passenger jet in 1958 changed how people travel. New York's harbor is now quieter, and there are no longer days with six liners ready to sail to fabled European ports. Happily, one can still sail to Europe, cruise the Caribbean, or take a world cruise from Manhattan aboard a new generation of liners like the Queen Mary 2. New York's Liners captures iconic images of the great ships from the 1890s to the present day.

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000984
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transatlantic Liners written by J. Kent Layton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445621428
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Post-War Canadian Pacific Liners written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canadian Pacific Line was one of the great Atlantic liner companies, sailing out of Liverpool on the St Lawrence route to Montreal and Quebec.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486415321
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present written by William H. Miller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780557084463
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios written by J. Kent Layton and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-10 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They formed three trios of wonder ships. From the Cunard Line came the Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania. From the White Star Line came the Olympic, the infamous Titanic, and the Britannic. From the Hamburg-Amerika Line came the Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck, which would later find service as Cunard's Berengaria, the U.S. Line's Leviathan, and White Star's Majestic. They were, in turn, the fastest, most powerful, largest and most luxurious ocean liners that had ever sailed that ocean. Some would find great success; others would suffer disaster. Their careers would be affected by natural elements, by mismanagement, and by the brutalities of war. Their fates were also inextricably intertwined. The all-new 2009 Version of "Atlantic Liners" boasts over 730 photos, as well as nearly a dozen general arrangement plans of the ships. An Introduction has been penned by Mark Chirnside.

Author : John Maxtone-Graham
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781574091076
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Liners to the Sun written by John Maxtone-Graham and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a candid and insightful look at the rich history, construction and crew of the great ships.

Author : New York (State). Legislature
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legislative Document written by New York (State). Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Maxtone-Graham
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393082407
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner written by John Maxtone-Graham and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses rarely touched-upon components of the Titanic disaster, including the accounts of survivors, the role played by the new wireless telecommunication system, and the effect the accident had on the shipyard in Belfast.

Author : New York (State). Legislature
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legislative Documents of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martyn Pring
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526761939
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boat Trains: The English Channel & Ocean Liner Specials written by Martyn Pring and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the specialty train, including its history, development, and operation beginning at the end of the nineteenth century. In many ways this title, featuring the evolution of cross-channel boat trains and the many dedicated services responsible for moving international passengers to and from trans-Atlantic steamers, is an extension of luxury railway travel. But that’s not the full story as it encapsulates more than 125 years of independent and organised tourism development. At the end of the nineteenth century, faster and more stable twin-screw vessels replaced cross-channel paddlers resulting in a significant expansion in the numbers of day excursionists and short-stay visitors heading to Belgium, France and the Channel Islands. Continental Europe, as it had done since the end of the Napoleonic Wars beckoned, introducing ideas of modern-day mass tourism. Numerous liners bestriding the globe were British domiciled. Major ports became hives of commercial activity involving moving freight and mail, as well as transporting all manner of travellers. Not only was there intense competition for passenger traffic between the Old and New World and Britain’s imperial interests, greater numbers of well-heeled tourists headed off to warmer winter climes, and also experimented with the novel idea of using ocean steamers as hotels to visit an array of diverse destinations. Cruise tourism and the itinerary had arrived as ‘Ocean Special’ boat trains became essential components of railway and port procedures. Whilst some railway operations were dedicated to emigrant traffic, continental and ocean liner boat trains were also synonymous with the most glamorous travel services ever choreographed by shipping lines and railway companies working closely in tandem. This well illustrated book explores the many functions of boat train travel. “This book should appeal to the rail fan, the ship enthusiast, the connoisseur of travel posters and those interested in the business of transportation. I know of nowhere else one can find so much information on boat train operation in one book. . . . Well worth a read by anyone interested in the interconnectivity of different means of public transportation.” —Charles H. Bogart, Steamship Historical Society of America