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P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s
William H. Miller
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Description for P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s
Paperback. Bill Miller looks back nostalgically at the P&O and Orient Line vessels of the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
The 1950s and 1960s was the last golden age of ocean liners. It was an age of many modern, superbly designed ships that were created just before the great inroads of the jet age. The long route out to Australia and New Zealand was among the longest lasting, until the early 1970s. It was still supported by regular passenger traffic: one-way travelers, occasional tourists and, of course, the last waves of migrants, mostly heading for new lives Down Under. P&O had purchased 51 per cent of the Orient Line in 1918, but the two companies remained separate firms, even ... Read more
The 1950s and 1960s was the last golden age of ocean liners. It was an age of many modern, superbly designed ships that were created just before the great inroads of the jet age. The long route out to Australia and New Zealand was among the longest lasting, until the early 1970s. It was still supported by regular passenger traffic: one-way travelers, occasional tourists and, of course, the last waves of migrants, mostly heading for new lives Down Under. P&O had purchased 51 per cent of the Orient Line in 1918, but the two companies remained separate firms, even ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445638133
SKU
V9781445638133
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About William H. Miller
William H. Miller writes extensively on ocean liners, and is known as Mr Ocean Liner. He lives in New Jersey when he is not aboard a cruise ship lecturing about ocean liner history.
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