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The Fleet 1840-2004: Cunard's Flagships and Floating Palaces from the Earliest Days of Steam to "Queen Mary 2" (Hardcover)

by Elspeth Wills (Author) "In order to achieve his dream Samuel needed ships and money ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Open Agency (Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954245148
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954245146
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 14 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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A collection of 60 ships that made the Cunard name so famous from Samuel Cunards first commission to build a safe and comfortable boat in Britannia, to the worlds largest passenger vessel, Queen Mary 2. Commissioned illustrations, new research and unique photographs tell the story of Cunard's greatest liners. Whether its heart break or heroism, drama or dreams, each liner has a story to tell.

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This is the third book in the successful series exploring Cunard's heritage and history. The Fleet 1840 - 2004 follows on from Queen Mary 2, Book of Comparisons and Stars Aboard and takes an informative look at Cunard's greatest liners.

Written by renowned historical author and researcher Elspeth Wills, The Fleet 1840 - 2004 captures the character of the ships, as much of her new research is based on interviews with crew members or sourcing archive diaries and accounts of time on board the ship. It gives the book a personable feel as different eras of ocean travel are explored and explained.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive little book!, 3 Jan 2005
By Gary Bembridge "gary_bembridge" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is really comprehensive and well laid out little book. It is nicely put together, very visual with just enough text and key facts for each ship to give you a good feel for the history and how the trends developed over time.

It is split into 7 sections that starts with "The Atlantic Steamers 1840-1869", into "Emigrant Ships to Luxury Liners 1870-1899" through "The Elegant Edwardians 1900-1914" and onwards. The last 2 being "Built for the Sun 1946-1996" and finally "New Queens for a New Millennium 1997-2004".

There is a nice mix of photographs of and on the ships, along with adverts for the ships, anecdotes and quotes.
It is perfect for someone that has passion for cruising and ships, and Cunard in particular but does not the desire to read a large volume of facts, figures and history.

Highly recommended!

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