{"product_id":"the-liner-philip-dawson-9780393061666","title":"The Liner: Retrospective and Renaissance","description":"The iconic ocean liner, with its towering dark hull and brilliant white superstructure, remains a powerful symbol of human endeavor. This unique two-hundred-year retrospective takes us from the liner's origins in mail services to its role as nineteenth-century mass transportation, in wartime and in immigration to the New World, and finally to its modern renaissance in the \u003cem\u003eQueen Mary 2\u003c\/em\u003e, the first liner to be built in thirty years. With cruising now a major tourist industry, this new liner has emerged with a clear stylistic lineage from some of the most illustrious vessels of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along with the design and construction of established favorites and lesser-known ships, The Liner explores the human story of the engineers, builders, crew, and passengers. Illustrated throughout with photographs, artworks, and plans, some specially commissioned, this is an essential work for all liner enthusiasts, maritime historians, and anyone who has sailed aboard these fine vessels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreword By Stephen Payne, OBE, Chief Naval Architect Of \u003cem\u003eQueen Mary 2\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Dawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393061663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393061666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.06h x 9.16w x 0.95d","brand":"Philip Dawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44080009642239,"sku":"9780393061666","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8a316a8-c312-4432-8a1b-60536e9f6061.jpg?v=1685484427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-liner-philip-dawson-9780393061666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}