Название: A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects
Автор: Mark Berry
Издательство: The History Press
ISBN: 0750994320
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 280
Размер: 57,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life.Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic features. In peacetime they carried celebrities, vacationers and emigrants; while in war they carried thousands of troops – and then war brides seeking new lives.A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects takes in evolving technology, supreme luxury and fine cuisine, as well as hardship and the burning hope for a better life.