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The British Cruise Ship an Illustrated History 1945-2014
Ian Collard
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Description for The British Cruise Ship an Illustrated History 1945-2014
Paperback. Covering the Golden Age of the British Cruise Ship, Ian Collard takes us through the transition from liner voyages to cruising as we know it today. Num Pages: 128 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; 3JMG; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
When Arthur Anderson invited William Makepeace Thackeray to take a cruise in 1844, and to write about it, British shipping lines offered passage on their vessels for no other reason than leisure. By the 1880s, passenger ships designed solely for cruising were being built, and the cruise ships kept many a shipping line afloat during the Depression years, whether by offering booze cruises to nowhere for alcohol-starved Americans, or out of unlikely ports such as Immingham to Norway for the British middle classes. Ian Collard continues the story of British cruising from the end of the Second World War, when ... Read more
When Arthur Anderson invited William Makepeace Thackeray to take a cruise in 1844, and to write about it, British shipping lines offered passage on their vessels for no other reason than leisure. By the 1880s, passenger ships designed solely for cruising were being built, and the cruise ships kept many a shipping line afloat during the Depression years, whether by offering booze cruises to nowhere for alcohol-starved Americans, or out of unlikely ports such as Immingham to Norway for the British middle classes. Ian Collard continues the story of British cruising from the end of the Second World War, when ... 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
9781445621388
SKU
V9781445621388
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-19
About Ian Collard
Ian Collard a well-known local author and has written many books on ocean liners and cargo ships, particularly those sailing out of Liverpool itself. Acknowledged as one of the local experts, he has even appeared on radio to tell of his times as an author. He lives in the Wirral, within sight and sound of the Mersey.
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