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| Author | : John A. Fostik MBA |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2015-05-25 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 1439651515 |
For 175 years, passenger ships have crossed the Atlantic, linking the Old World with the New World. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through the port of New York. National rivalries caused ships to grow in size, speed, and a comfort that had once been unimaginable. The advent of the passenger jet in 1958 changed how people travel. New York's harbor is now quieter, and there are no longer days with six liners ready to sail to fabled European ports. Happily, one can still sail to Europe, cruise the Caribbean, or take a world cruise from Manhattan aboard a new generation of liners like the Queen Mary 2. New York's Liners captures iconic images of the great ships from the 1890s to the present day.
| Author | : John Maxtone-Graham |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2012-03-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 039308339X |
"Catnip to the ship’s dedicated buffs." —Publishers Weekly In Titanic Tragedy maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham documents the vessel’s design, construction, and departure from Southampton, her passengers’ lifeboat ordeal, their Carpathia rescue, the role of new technologies, and memorials to her crew. He describes poignantly the performance of her eight gallant bandsmen who played on deck to the very end; none survived. Added historical bonuses include seven letters, ostensibly from a Titanic passenger. In fact, they were written by one of America’s most eminent historians, Walter Lord, author of the seminal A Night to Remember of 1955. His devastating parodies about life aboard the doomed ship appear here in print for the first time.
| Author | : William H. Miller |
| Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2013-01-15 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 144562348X |
Profusely illustrated with color illustrations
| Author | : Bruce Marshall |
| Publisher | : Universe Publishing(NY) |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
The evolution of New York's built environment is chronicled in this breathtaking history organized chronologically by site-from architectural masterpieces to engineering marvels. Witness New York as it was being built in the years following the Civil War. It was during this era when the city spread uptown, landscaped Central Park, engineered the bridges and subways, and scaled ever higher in the form of innovative skyscrapers.The New York story unfolds in these pages with an immediacy only photography can capture. It allows us to relive the moment when the theaters moved uptown followed by the city's "newspaper of record," and muddy, horse-trodden Longacre Square sprouted its iconic neon signs and was reborn as Times Square. Trace the growth by accretion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as it nibbled away at the park or the transformation of Fifth Avenue into "millionaires row." Along the way, the majestic history of the city unfolds along with the story of the visionaries whose stamp it bears today. New York's coming of age coincided with the rise of photography, and this incredible trove of photographs culled from the archives of Time Life and the New-York Historical Society are the very images that created the larger-than-life reputation of New York that continues to dazzle the world today.
| Author | : William H. Miller |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9780486415321 |
This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.
| Author | : New York, New Jersey Port and Harbor Development Commission |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 554 |
| Release | : 1920 |
| Genre | : Harbors |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : J. Kent Layton |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 115 |
| Release | : 2012-07-20 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1782000984 |
Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.
| Author | : George Whitney Martin |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 726 |
| Release | : 2005-04-15 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 080907317X |
"Martin's narrative of this talented lawyer includes not only an account of his relationships with Mayor La Guardia and others, but also details about Burlingham's private life - his eccentric wife; his tragically afflicted son; and his daughter-in-law Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham, who took CCB's grandchildren off to Vienna, where she was analyzed by Sigmund Freud, and her children by Anna Freud."--BOOK JACKET.
| Author | : William H. Miller |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 1981-01-01 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9780486240565 |
186 photos of Ile de France, Normandie, Leviathan, Queen Elizabeth, United States, many others. Interior and exterior views.
| Author | : Federal Writers' Project |
| Publisher | : Pantheon |
| Total Pages | : 818 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
This tour guide for time travelers offers New York lovers and 1930s buffs an endlessly fascinating look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost five cents, a room at the Plaza was $7.50, and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books ever written about the city. Photos. Maps.
