John Maxtone-Graham

France/Norway: France's Last Liner/Norway's First Mega Cruise Ship

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As a dedicated passenger during both the vessel's lives, John Maxtone-Graham is in a perfect position to give us this rich, profusely illustrated history of France/Norway. The French Line's dazzling ocean liner S.S. France was alone in her class until the arrival of the QE2 in 1967. She was fast, chic, lavishly manned, and offered sumptuous catering. For a dozen years she was a star on the North Atlantic. However, in the summer of 1974, with jet airliners dominating transatlantic travel, France was withdrawn and allowed to molder for five years.Then a miraculous reprieve: the head of Norwegian Cruise Line decided to buy France; the vessel was… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-06903-7
EAN: 9780393069037
Produktnummer: 19359167
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Masse: H28.6 cm x B26.6 cm x D2.8 cm 1'636 g
Gewicht: 1636

Über den Autor

John Maxtone-Graham (1929-2015) wrote many books on trans-Atlantic ocean travel, among them Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, and The Only Way to Cross.