Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.452
EAN num: 9780786862962
ISBN number: 0786862963
Label: Hyperion Books
Manufacturer: Hyperion Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 223
Printing Date: 1997-11
Publishing house: Hyperion Books
Sale Popularity Level: 443036
Studio: Hyperion Books
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Riding the wave of ocean liner nostalgia, Lost Liners presents the most comprehensive and spectacular volume ever--a guided tour encompassing the beginnings, heyday, and eventual decline of the great Atlantic express liners. Ken Marschall's lavish paintings depict the ships in their shining prime as well as in their eerily poignant underwater repose.
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the empress of ireland was so spooky and chilling. seeing the remains of victims remind you the victim were people who was loved and missed.
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I rate this item on a five-star scale for two resons. One reason is because of the richness of information in the content of this book, such as the generous amount of photos offered to enhance your reading and the more-than-average amount of information offered. Another great reason is because of the great detail and precision Mr. Ballard has put into this book. Some of the liners reviewed in this book include the:
* Great Eastern
* Brittania
* Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
* Titanic
* Lusitania/Mauretania
* Empress of Ireland
* Brittanic
* Queen Mary/Queen Elizabeth
* Normandie
* Ile de France
* Andrea Doria
In general, this book is truly one that you will enjoy to read. The author, Robert D. Ballard is a marine explorer, famous for being the dicoverer of the famous ship R.M.S. Titanic. You will be astonished by how much expertise and knowlege Mr. Ballard offers in this book.
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This is wonderful hardcover book for the maritime dreamer in all all of us. The book is not one sided, meaning just about the Titanic. To me its a nice blend of at sea time travel. From the early '10's to the '50's of shipping history. Ken, and his artwork is so amazing. His paintings are more like Kodak snapshots. His art makes you imagine being there. I never tire of this book. The backround informaton in the book the liners in this book is to be read with maritime appreciation. It not a light/diet version of the ships, just a lean true story. If your like me on ships, and history add this your delightful collection.
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In this, Ballard offers a short history of the evolution of the ocean liner and how they came to be.
The only way to cross for a long, long time was by sea, but before the liners came the tramp steamers and cargo ships where you'd be lucky to get passage. The Charles Dickens account of an early crossing sounds like it was a harrowing prospect.
Ballard obviously chose the better known lost liners to be the centerpiece of this book, i.e., Titanic, Andrea Doria, but I'm glad he went to see the remains of the Empress of Ireland, which has become a major tourist attraction for those willing to risk their lives to dive on her.
I very first learned about the Empress through Clive Cussler's "Night Probe!" From there, I found little to read about her, but this helped and the recent book "Dark Descent" is truly the best of these.
Going inside her was interesting, and spooky: that skull photo was a grim reminder of more than a thousand deaths. Sadly the Empress was protected too late, and like Titanic she's been picked clean.
The Brittanic was also good to see; her condition and Ballard's dream of turning her into a museum site are discussed. I would like to see that occur.
The ends of vessels like the Normandie may not have been wrecks, but they hold a special place in history, and of these great ships.
I'd like to see some others; like of the Republic, the White Star Line vessel that sent out the very first radio distress call, and the Seawise University (the Queen Elizabeth), which ended in a fire as she was being fitted out to become a floating college.
The paintings? Again A+ for Ken Marschall!
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Lost Liners depicts the history of the trans-Atlantic passenger lines and their grand ships. Using great illustrations, the book does a good job of telling the story of these sunken vessels, leaving you feeling it was a shame they had to go down.
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