New York's Liners
New York's Liners

Author: John A. Fostik MBA

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-05-25

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439651515

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For 175 years, passenger ships have crossed the Atlantic, linking the Old World with the New World. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through the port of New York. National rivalries caused ships to grow in size, speed, and a comfort that had once been unimaginable. The advent of the passenger jet in 1958 changed how people travel. New York's harbor is now quieter, and there are no longer days with six liners ready to sail to fabled European ports. Happily, one can still sail to Europe, cruise the Caribbean, or take a world cruise from Manhattan aboard a new generation of liners like the Queen Mary 2. New York's Liners captures iconic images of the great ships from the 1890s to the present day.

Transatlantic Liners
Transatlantic Liners

Author: J. Kent Layton

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-07-20

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1782000984

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Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.

Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios
Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios

Author: J. Kent Layton

Publisher:

Published: 2009-07-10

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780557084463

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They formed three trios of wonder ships. From the Cunard Line came the Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania. From the White Star Line came the Olympic, the infamous Titanic, and the Britannic. From the Hamburg-Amerika Line came the Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck, which would later find service as Cunard's Berengaria, the U.S. Line's Leviathan, and White Star's Majestic. They were, in turn, the fastest, most powerful, largest and most luxurious ocean liners that had ever sailed that ocean. Some would find great success; others would suffer disaster. Their careers would be affected by natural elements, by mismanagement, and by the brutalities of war. Their fates were also inextricably intertwined. The all-new 2009 Version of "Atlantic Liners" boasts over 730 photos, as well as nearly a dozen general arrangement plans of the ships. An Introduction has been penned by Mark Chirnside.

Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner
Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner

Author: John Maxtone-Graham

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2012-02-28

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0393082407

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Discusses rarely touched-upon components of the Titanic disaster, including the accounts of survivors, the role played by the new wireless telecommunication system, and the effect the accident had on the shipyard in Belfast.

Building New York
Building New York

Author: Bruce Marshall

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The evolution of New York's built environment is chronicled in this breathtaking history organized chronologically by site-from architectural masterpieces to engineering marvels. Witness New York as it was being built in the years following the Civil War. It was during this era when the city spread uptown, landscaped Central Park, engineered the bridges and subways, and scaled ever higher in the form of innovative skyscrapers.The New York story unfolds in these pages with an immediacy only photography can capture. It allows us to relive the moment when the theaters moved uptown followed by the city's "newspaper of record," and muddy, horse-trodden Longacre Square sprouted its iconic neon signs and was reborn as Times Square. Trace the growth by accretion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as it nibbled away at the park or the transformation of Fifth Avenue into "millionaires row." Along the way, the majestic history of the city unfolds along with the story of the visionaries whose stamp it bears today. New York's coming of age coincided with the rise of photography, and this incredible trove of photographs culled from the archives of Time Life and the New-York Historical Society are the very images that created the larger-than-life reputation of New York that continues to dazzle the world today.

Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present
Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present

Author: William H. Miller

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780486415321

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This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.

Tugboats of New York
Tugboats of New York

Author: George Matteson

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2005-10

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0814757081

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Museum, brings his intimate knowledge of the boats, their work, surroundings, and crew to his account. The volume is oversize: 12x9". Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

CCB
CCB

Author: George Whitney Martin

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-04-15

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 080907317X

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"Martin's narrative of this talented lawyer includes not only an account of his relationships with Mayor La Guardia and others, but also details about Burlingham's private life - his eccentric wife; his tragically afflicted son; and his daughter-in-law Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham, who took CCB's grandchildren off to Vienna, where she was analyzed by Sigmund Freud, and her children by Anna Freud."--BOOK JACKET.