The Unseen Mauretania 1907: The Ship in Rare Illustrations - Rilegato

Layton, J. Kent

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ISBN 10: 0750959576 ISBN 13: 9780750959575

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

An evocative visual history of the legendary liner known as the “greyhound of the Atlantic”

When she took to the rugged North Atlantic for the first time in November of 1907, the Cunard company’sMauretania was the world’s largest and most luxurious ocean liner. But beyond her comfort and size, it was hoped that her mighty engines would guarantee that she would also become the fastest ship on the Atlantic. She and her sister ship, theLusitania, carried with them the hopes of an entire nation. Although the Lusitania’s life was tragically cut short in 1915, the Mauretania went on to hold the Blue Riband speed prize for 22 years. This evocative book by maritime expert J. Kent Layton follows her glorious career spanning portions of four decades of the twentieth century.

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L'autore:

J. Kent Layton is a maritime researcher and author. His previous titles includeThe Edwardian Superliners and On a Sea of Glass. He lives in New York.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0750959576
• ISBN 13: 9780750959575
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 173