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Celebrating the passenger liners of the 1920s--the zenith of ocean travel, with an anecdote-spiced text from a noted passenger liner expert and unpublished photos from private collectionsThis book focuses on the 1920s, ships such as
Rawalpindi,
Victory of India,
Majestic,
Olympic, and
Berengaria as well as lesser known but fascinating vessels. The 1920s have become a fabled era for oceanliners, a period of growth and opulence as companies began recovery after the First World War. As the decade went on plans were drawn for great superliners, until the Wall Street Crash changed the world. During the 1920s German
Imperator became
Berengaria for Cunard Line,
Columbus became
Homeric for White Star, and
Bismark was named
Majestic for White Star, becoming the line's most popular ship. White Star and P&O Cruises had great success, and Orient Line, Union Steamship Company, Union Castle and Furness-Bermuda Line all added their own ships to the mix during theese golden days of ocean travel.
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William H. Miller has written more than 80 books on passenger ships and is an acknowledged world expert in his field. He has received the National Maritime History Award in the U.S. and the Silver Riband Award, and he created the passenger ships database for the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. His previous titles include
The Great Liners Story and
SS France/Norway. He lives in New Jersey.
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Celebrating the majestic passenger liners of the twenties, Great Passenger Ships 1920-1930 looks at well-loved ships, such as Majestic, Olympic, Berengaria, Viceroy of India and Rawalpindi, alongside lesser known but still fascinating vessels.
