RMS Queen Mary (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738580678 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Launched in an era when speed and grandeur went hand in hand, the RMS Queen Mary is the last survivor of the golden age of ocean liners. Movie stars, tycoons, politicians, and royalty shared a ship with everyday people, for whom this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Refurbished and polished to her previous glory, the Queen Mary continued to carry passengers until her final voyage to Long Beach in 1967. During World War II, the Queen Mary ferried countless soldiers safely across the sea and, at war’s end, carried their brides and babies home to America. The RMS Queen Mary now serves as a floating hotel and tourist attraction, a living testament to her glamorous history, a generous showcase of art, and a magnificent example of a time when oceans could be crossed in both comfort and beauty.. From the time of her maiden voyage in 1936, passengers crossed the North Atlantic cocooned in luxury
About the Author Authors Suzanne Tarbell Cooper, Frank Cooper, Athene Mihalakis Kovacic, and John Thomas are board members of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. . All photographs, unless otherwise specified, are from the Queen Mary Archives. Don Lynch is the best-selling author of TitanicAn Illustrated History
Dan said Excedes Expectations. I arrived in a timely manner and the book was exactly what I expected. The book is a fine example of doing what the publisher does best. It highlights the ship, passengers, and crew in a way that brings out the beauty of the Queen Mary in all her glory.. A Nice Little Book Transatlantique This book is somewhat smaller (6.5"x9.25") than I anticipated, and kind of thin (3/8"), but that's not really a bad thing once one has this in hand. Not many of this genre are that large anymore, maybe due to the economic state of things today. However, in the limited world of truly fabulous ocean liner books, this is one of the nicer ones in terms . Nice book C. Walk I recently stayed on the Queen Mary and wanted to by a book that showed some of its history. I settled on this one and I am happy with it.
. Don Lynch is the best-selling author of TitanicAn Illustrated History. Authors Suzanne Tarbell Cooper, Frank Cooper, Athene Mihalakis Kovacic, and John Thomas are board members of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. All photographs, unless otherwise specified, are from the Queen Mary Archives