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The Fleet 1840-2004 is a pictorial pocket guide to the ships that made the Cunard name so famous. Over 150 illustrations, etchings and photographs are packed into its 160 pages, offering a fresh and fascinating insight into the Cunard ships, passengers and crew.
Starting with Britannia in 1840 it shows the evolution of ocean travel through to Queen Mary 2, the worlds largest passenger liner, telling the story of 60 of Cunard's most famous ships. It also features a handy fact-file and biography for every one of Cunard's passenger fleet since 1840.
Author: Elspeth Wills
Hardback :158 pages
SKU: P3134
Starting with Britannia in 1840 it shows the evolution of ocean travel through to Queen Mary 2, the worlds largest passenger liner, telling the story of 60 of Cunard's most famous ships. It also features a handy fact-file and biography for every one of Cunard's passenger fleet since 1840.
Author: Elspeth Wills
Hardback :158 pages
SKU: P3134
About the Author
Elspeth Wills is an author and researcher and was brought up near John Brown's shipyard on the Clyde, birthplace of many a Cunard liner. The Fleet 1840-2004 is her third in the series of Cunard books, the others being Queen Mary 2 - Book of Comparisons and Stars Aboard. Her research on Cunard and transatlantic liners is exhaustive having written the copy for both The Maritime Quest, the largest floating exhibition, on board QM2 and more recently The Only Way to Cross, this summers headlining exhibition at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. She is also the proud author of several books on Scottish history including Scottish Firsts: Innovation and Achievement, Walks in Edinburgh's Old Town and The New History of Edinburgh. Elspeth lives in Scotland.
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