First Class Cargo: A History of Combination Cargo-Passenger Ships
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0750965088 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent stories of historic vessels, other than the big ocean liners." according to Edmund Squire. Another good book with great histories of these ships.. Mark H. Goldberg said This book as a few wonderful pictures but is really an item for the reader. Another typical Miller picture book but a HISTORY? stop kidding yourselves. Miller gives the ingenue the little flicker of history he/she wants but this is little more than a comic book. Reproductions of steamship advertising do NOT replace research. This book as a few wonderful pictures but is really an item for the reader thoroughly unfamiliar with ships, the . Always a pleasure. david Miller does a good job in generally not reusing photos so it feels worthwhile to own so many of his books. I did find a typo.
Miller, or "Mr. Ocean Liner," has written 85 books on passenger ships and is an acknowledged world expert in his field. He has sailed on over 350 voyages on 300 ships.. William H. Along with appearing in numerous TV documentaries and news broadcasts, he has been a guest lecturer aboard 75 different ships, including over 100 voyages with the Cunard Line
Along with appearing in numerous TV documentaries and news broadcasts, he has been a guest lecturer aboard 75 different ships, including over 100 voyages with the Cunard Line. Ocean Liner," has written 85 books on passenger ships and is an acknowledged world expert in his field. About the AuthorWilliam H. He has sailed on over 350 voyages on 300 ships.. Miller, or "Mr
This book is about the unique, largely ignored and forgotten passenger-cargo ships that were not liners but more than ordinary freighters. The first appeared in the 1930s but their heyday was post-war until the 1960s. William Miller presents an important record of a little-documented aspect of maritime history.. There were dozens of these ships, often carrying 50-300 passengers in very comfortable, sometimes quite luxurious quarters. They also happened to be cargo vessels, carrying holds of cargo while adhering to