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9%OFFJohn Maxtone-Graham - France/Norway - 9780393069037 - V9780393069037
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France/Norway

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Description for France/Norway Hardcover. The dean of ocean-liner historians brings to life one of the last transatlantic liners: the legendary France, later renamed Norway. Num Pages: 224 pages, 270 black-and-white and color photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1638.
As a dedicated passenger during both the vessel's lives, John Maxtone-Graham is in a perfect position to give us this rich, profusely illustrated history of France/Norway. The French Line's dazzling ocean liner S.S. France was alone in her class until the arrival of the QE2 in 1967. She was fast, chic, lavishly manned, and offered sumptuous catering. For a dozen years she was a star on the North Atlantic. However, in the summer of 1974, with jet airliners dominating transatlantic travel, France was withdrawn and allowed to molder for five years.

Then a miraculous reprieve: the head ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393069037
SKU
V9780393069037
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About John Maxtone-Graham
John Maxtone-Graham (1929–2015) wrote many books on trans-Atlantic ocean travel, among them Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, and The Only Way to Cross.

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