Rms Queen Mary - Softcover

McCutcheon, Janette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752417169 ISBN 13: 9780752417165

Publisher: Tempus Pub Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

A primer for fans of the RMS Queen Mary wanting a short, color introduction to the story of the ship, the most famous ocean liner after the Titanic. The Queen Mary is the only surviving 1930s superliner, now preserved at Long Beach, California since 1967, after a career of thirty-one years at sea.Launched in 1934 by Her Majesty Queen Mary, the Queen Mary was the first British superliner, twice as large as any other British liner afloat. Built during the Great Depression, it was the construction of the Queen Mary that kick-started Britain's economy at the time, with tens of thousands throughout the country employed in making her or fixtures and fittings for the ship.Profusely illustrated, with many pictures in color, RMS Queen Mary tells the story of this superliner, from construction to preservation, with many previously unpublished images.

About this title

About the Author:

Janette McCutcheon was born in Scotland, and lived close to Clydebank, home of some of the most famous ships ever constructed, including three of Cunard's famous Queens. She has written many books on maritime history and regularly sails the seven seas lecturing aboard cruise ships. She has appeared on BBC's The Scots at Sea and acted as consultant to Channel 4's Speed Machines and various Discovery Channel programmes on ocean liners. Janette has one of the largest collections of Cunard and White Star memorabilia in the UK, including postcards, photos, posters and items from on board White Star and Cunard ocean liners.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tempus Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0752417169
• ISBN 13: 9780752417165
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96