Cunard White Star Liners of the 1930s
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1445649683 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars Excellent Photographs and background information on Cunard's Ships from Shortly Before WWII. Could be Better Brent Holt I purchased the book only for some different photos. The text has several errors and is basically a repeat of earlier works by the author.
He lives in New Jersey when he is not aboard a cruise ship lecturing about ocean liner history. . About the Author William H. Miller writes extensively on ocean liners, and is known as Mr Ocean Liner
He lives in New Jersey when he is not aboard a cruise ship lecturing about ocean liner history. William H. Miller writes extensively on ocean liners, and is known as Mr Ocean Liner.
Changes in US law in the 1920s restricted the number of migrants that would be allowed into the country, removing the chief source of the income the shipping companies had enjoyed before the First World War, while the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed reduced tourist numbers. The 1930s were hard times for the great transatlantic shipping companies. In 1934, Cunard and the White Star Line merged, a condition of the British government loan that allowed Cunard to finish Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.In this book, renowned ocean liner expert William H. Miller looks at the Cunard-White Star liners of the 1930s, a period in which many former White St