{"product_id":"great-passenger-ships-william-h-miller-9780752488097","title":"Great Passenger Ships: 1920-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrating the passenger liners of the 1920s--the zenith of ocean travel, with an anecdote-spiced text from a noted passenger liner expert and unpublished photos from private collections\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the 1920s, ships such as \u003ci\u003eRawalpindi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVictory of India\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMajestic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOlympic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBerengaria \u003c\/i\u003eas well as lesser known but fascinating vessels. The 1920s have become a fabled era for oceanliners, a period of growth and opulence as companies began recovery after the First World War. As the decade went on plans were drawn for great superliners, until the Wall Street Crash changed the world. During the 1920s German \u003ci\u003eImperator\u003c\/i\u003e became \u003ci\u003eBerengaria\u003c\/i\u003e for Cunard Line, \u003ci\u003eColumbus \u003c\/i\u003ebecame \u003ci\u003eHomeric \u003c\/i\u003efor White Star, and \u003ci\u003eBismark \u003c\/i\u003ewas named \u003ci\u003eMajestic\u003c\/i\u003e for White Star, becoming the line's most popular ship. White Star and P\u0026amp;O Cruises had great success, and Orient Line, Union Steamship Company, Union Castle and Furness-Bermuda Line all added their own ships to the mix during theese golden days of ocean travel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William H. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0752488090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780752488097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 8.80w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William H. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072727380223,"sku":"9780752488097","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e0bb29c-58e4-4f25-855e-c3e97dd2fcba.jpg?v=1685443658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-passenger-ships-william-h-miller-9780752488097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}