It was the Golden Age of British passenger shipping, when new liners were still being constructed and the finest liners afloat, the Cunard Queens, were at their peak. The airplane hadyet to overtake the ocean liner as the "only way to travel" and wouldn t do so until the early 1960s. What the liner lost in speed, it certainly made up for in luxury. British liners still ruled the waves, setting sail almost daily to theUnited Statesand Canada and weekly to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They carried the mail and ...
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It was the Golden Age of British passenger shipping, when new liners were still being constructed and the finest liners afloat, the Cunard Queens, were at their peak. The airplane hadyet to overtake the ocean liner as the "only way to travel" and wouldn t do so until the early 1960s. What the liner lost in speed, it certainly made up for in luxury. British liners still ruled the waves, setting sail almost daily to theUnited Statesand Canada and weekly to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They carried the mail and emigrants to the countries of the Commonwealth and to the USand South America. This a visual feast of the best of British passenger shipping froman era when Britain still ruled the waves."
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Very Good. Unused, some outer edges have minor scuffs, cover has light scratches, book content is in like new condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 118 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.
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