France/Norway: France's Last Liner/Norway's First Mega Cruise Ship
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393069036 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Another Splendid Book The cover illustration alone is worth getting this book, but additionally one gets another great book on the last liner of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. This is comparably as good if not nicer than his other book, "Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner", published 3 years ago.Each page is eloquently written in Maxtone-Graham's unique style befitting a boo. "Great book and photos" according to L. Henderson. This was a long overdue book on the magnificent SS France. It has wonderful photos from construction to its conversion as a cruise liner. My only complaint was there should have been more of the story line on the SS France; NOT as the SS Norway. She was in heart and soul an elegant French ship; the Norwegian conversion took away her elegance and chic. Shame on the French Government for not r. One of those "must-have's". This is an extraordinary book from a well known maritime historian. This book is well rehearsed, well put together and elegantly written.For any person even remotely interested in this pride of the Atlantic Ocean, this is THE book you will want to have in your collection.You will never regret purchasing this book: it'll surely be a gem in your collection.
Maxtone-Graham, an expert on passenger-ship history and author of the seminal The Only Way to Cross (1972), here documents, with considerable authority and passion, the story of the France/Norway from inception and design to eventual scrapping at an Indian port. Into this transitional world, the French Line nevertheless launched the magnificent France in 1960; at the time, it was the longest passenger ship in the world and certainly one of the most elegant of the classic Atlantic-crossing queens. Fortunately, it was not yet confined to the scrap heap. The illustrations in this lovely oversize book are plentiful and gorgeous, all contributing to a vibrant, informative book that all ship lovers, travelers, and students of social history will greatly
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, which has been in print for almost forty years.
The French Line's dazzling ocean liner S.S. One of the last North Atlantic liners became the Caribbean's first megaship. She was fast, chic, lavishly manned, and offered sumptuous catering. The dean of ocean-liner historians brings to life one of the last transatlantic liners: the legendary France, later renamed Norway. 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 singularity of this incredible hull that sailed in two contrasting modes demands remembranceshe was the pioneering big ship, popularizing a scale of cruising then unknown. Then a miraculous reprieve: the head of Norwegian Cruise Line decided to buy France; the vessel was revamped for warm weather and rechristened Norway. France was alone in her class until the arrival of the QE2 in 1967. For a dozen years she was a star on the North Atlantic. 270 black-and-white and color photographs and illustrations. However, in the summer of 1974, with jet airliners dominating transatlantic travel, France was withdrawn and allowed to molder for five years