Picture History Of British Ocean Liners 1900 To The Present

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 : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562348X
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Atlantic Liners of the Twentieth Century in Color written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profusely illustrated with color illustrations

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752485709
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Liners Story written by William H. Miller and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated and colourful history charts the hey-day of the great liners, those grand and lavish vessels that cruised around the world carrying their glamorous passengers from port to port. Decorated to the highest of finishes, fitted out in the most luxurious of styles, these floating palaces epitomised their opulent age. Their iconic names, from Titanic to Mauretania, from Queen Elizabeth to QE2, conjure up visions of power, grace, elegance and nostalgia for this golden age of travel.Written by maritime and cruise liner expert William Miller, and accompanied by stunning photographs, artworks, Did You Know facts and quotations, The Great Liners Story is a must-have addition to any maritime library.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Ocean Liners written by William H. Miller and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 1987 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of 20th century passenger ships including the Titanic, the Lusitania, the Mauretania, Normandie, and the United States.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445661306
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Andrea Doria and Other Recent Liner Disasters written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at some of the famous liner disasters of recent times, including the Andrea Doria.

Author : Anne Massey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000226379
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Liners written by Anne Massey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloat covers the interior design of these floating palaces from the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. In this new edition, the design heritage of the ocean liner is also explored in this age of a growing holiday cruise market. The book offers the first history and analysis of this highly significant aspect of the design of interiors, which mirrors and reinforces cultural assumptions about national identity, gender, class, and ethnicity. The interiors of ocean liners reflect the changing hierarchies of society and shifting patterns of globalization. The trajectory of the professionalization of interior design is the connecting narrative of the book, from the local decorating firm to the internationally renowned architect. It is an important addition to interior design research and takes this transitory building type as its subject. This book provides the first survey of the transient history of interior design in relation to the development of passenger shipping. The history of these great ship interiors is tracked, from their commissioning by the line owners; the materials, methods, and sources for the initial creation; their construction; their use; and their reception. The demise and re-purposing of the interiors is also covered in this new edition, with additional material on the South African Union Castle and P & O Lines. Drawing on a broad range of original research, Anne Massey’s approach combines interior design studies, design history, architectural history, and maritime studies. The new edition has been carefully designed to include black and white and colour illustrations.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486435091
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picture History of the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth written by William H. Miller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maritime authority Miller pays tribute to theQueen Maryand theQueen Elizabeth,describing their launchings, amenities, maritime rivalry, and contributions during WWII. Also covered are their grand royal successors and other splendid ships. "A worthy addition to a library onnbsp;passenger ships."nbsp;—Nautical Research Journal.189 photographs.

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399049836
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Liners written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has always been a romance around ocean liners, but this book looks behind the romance to show the reality of travelling the oceans of the world. The book starts with the first scheduled transatlantic crossings in the age of sail, then moves on through the development of the steamers and ends in the present day, when ocean liners have given way to airliners. All aspects of the subject are discussed. The experience of travelling by sea varied enormously from the luxury of first-class travel to the often brutal conditions endured by immigrants. Ship design developed in the race between competing companies to provide the most powerful ships. But while technology came into the fundamental design, when it came to décor, for many of the great liners the interiors looked back with a romanticised view of the past. It is not always realised that a great liner might have almost as many crew as passengers, and this looks at all those who kept the ships running, from the black gang in the engine room to the captain on the bridge. The result is a rounded view of what it meant to travel on some of the greatest ships ever built.

Author : William H., Jr. Miller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486157466
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picture History of the French Line written by William H., Jr. Miller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superb pictorial history of the company's fleet of formidable passenger ships: Ile de France, Normandie, Liberté, Colombie, Antilles, Flandre, France, and many more. Over 170 black-and-white photographs.

Author : Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804798982
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engines of Empire written by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1859, the S.S. Great Eastern departed from England on her maiden voyage. She was a remarkable wonder of the nineteenth century: an iron city longer than Trafalgar Square, taller than Big Ben's tower, heavier than Westminster Cathedral. Her paddles were the size of Ferris wheels; her decks could hold four thousand passengers bound for America, or ten thousand troops bound for the Raj. Yet she ended her days as a floating carnival before being unceremoniously dismantled in 1889. Steamships like the Great Eastern occupied a singular place in the Victorian mind. Crossing oceans, ferrying tourists and troops alike, they became emblems of nationalism, modernity, and humankind's triumph over the cruel elements. Throughout the nineteenth century, the spectacle of a ship's launch was one of the most recognizable symbols of British social and technological progress. Yet this celebration of the power of the empire masked overconfidence and an almost religious veneration of technology. Equating steam with civilization had catastrophic consequences for subjugated peoples around the world. Engines of Empire tells the story of the complex relationship between Victorians and their wondrous steamships, following famous travelers like Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Jules Verne as well as ordinary spectators, tourists, and imperial administrators as they crossed oceans bound for the colonies. Rich with anecdotes and wry humor, it is a fascinating glimpse into a world where an empire felt powerful and anything seemed possible—if there was an engine behind it.