A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects
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A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects

About this book

Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life. Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic features. In peacetime they carried celebrities, vacationers and emigrants; while in war they carried thousands of troops – and then war brides seeking new lives. A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects takes in evolving technology, supreme luxury and fine cuisine, as well as hardship and the burning hope for a better life. There is peril, disaster and death, international pride and competition, glory and war. The objects tell a fascinating story, showing how the functional sea voyage has evolved from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the huge cruise industry we have today.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 RMS Oceanic, Original Pen and Ink Drawing
  7. 2 SS Waratah, Card Posted at Sea
  8. 3 RMS Lusitania, Carved Plaque Commemorating Launch
  9. 4 RMS Mauretania, Phosphor Bronze Model of Propeller
  10. 5 Olympic-Class Liners, Souvenir Number of The Shipbuilder
  11. 6 SS Imperator, Maiden Voyage Medal and Brochure
  12. 7 RMS Aquitania, Brass Bell
  13. 8 RMS Berengaria, Saloon Chair
  14. 9 SS Île De France, Cutaway Rendering
  15. 10 Bremen and Europa, Souvenir Cigar Box
  16. 11 MV Britannic, Lifeboat Plaque
  17. 12 SS L’Atlantique, First-Class Table Number
  18. 13 RMS Strathnaver, Launch Menu
  19. 14 SS Rex, Entertainment Programme
  20. 15 Normandie, Lalique Water Goblet
  21. 16 RMS Queen Mary, Chad Valley Model
  22. 17 RMS Mauretania, Cigarette Case
  23. 18 RMS Queen Elizabeth, Model Bell
  24. 19 SS Liberté, Maiden Voyage Medal and Gala Ribbon
  25. 20 SS United States, Stateroom Key U-183
  26. 21 Andrea Doria, Salvaged Currency
  27. 22 SS Canberra, Souvenir Painted Life Ring
  28. 23 SS France/Norway, Salvaged Nameplate
  29. 24 Queen Elizabeth 2, Painting by Philippe Conrad
  30. 25 Queen Mary 2, Maritime Replicas Model
  31. 26 Flags and Funnels, Ogden’s Cigarette Cards
  32. 27 RMS Rawalpindi, Painting by Norman Wilkinson
  33. 28 Titanic Survivor, Jack Thayer’s Account
  34. 29 Aground, RMS China’s Evacuation Photographs
  35. 30 Lest We Forget, Lusitania Propaganda
  36. 31 Your Cabin, SS Normandie Telephone
  37. 32 The Steerage by Eliza Putnam Heaton
  38. 33 Lost at Sea, SS Normandie Lifeboat Plaque
  39. 34 Fire! SS Morro Castle Aflame
  40. 35 Lost and Found, Lusitania Watch Mechanism
  41. 36 Passenger List, SS Cretic
  42. 37 Selling the Dream, Shipping Line Brochures
  43. 38 The Soul of a Ship, French Line Booklet
  44. 39 The Soul of a Ship Part 2, SS Normandie Cap
  45. 40 Cocktail, RMS Queen Mary Dry Martini
  46. 41 Souvenirs, SS Giulio Cesare Painting
  47. 42 Menus, SS Normandie Gala Dinner
  48. 43 Writing Home, Letter Card from TSS Geelong
  49. 44 The Hales Trophy, SS Normandie Blue Riband Card
  50. 45 Posted Missing, SS Waratah Letter
  51. 46 And the Winner is 
, Île De France Trophy
  52. 47 Scrapping, RMS Olympic Model
  53. 48 Cruising, SS Normandie Brochure
  54. 49 On-Board Publications, Cunard Magazine
  55. 50 Bon Voyage, Line-Crossing Certificate
  56. Bibliography