Normandie France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner

Name: Normandie France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner
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ISBN: 9780393061208

ISBN-10: 0393061205

ISBN-13: 9780393061208

Edition: 2008

Authors: John Maxtone-Graham

List price: $100.00

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A magnificent tribute to the illustrious and ill-fated steamship. Normandiewas unquestionably the most beautiful ocean liner ever built. The world's largest at the time, she also became the world's fastest. Her art deco interiors were unrivaled: capacious, elegant, and chic, decorated by teams of France's most talented artists. YetNormandiewas plagued with frustrationsnever attracting more passengers than the competition and tragically ending her days in flames at New York's Pier 88. Celebrated maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham confesses to a hypnotic fascination withNormandie. In this comprehensive volume, enriched by over 200 photographs and illustrations, he documents every aspect…

Book details

List price: $100.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 260
Size: 1.04" wide x 1.13" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 4.004
Language: English

John Maxtone-Graham is the author of The Only Way to Cross, which has been in print for almost forty years. He lives in New York City when not lecturing aboard ocean liners and cruise ships.




Transat & the First Thousand-Footer



Pivotal Antecedents



Building T6



Fitting Out: Nuts & Bolts



Fitting Out: Lacquer & Glass



Sea Trials & More Trials



Triumphant Maiden



The Dread Queen Mary Syndrome



What Was It Like on Board?



Steaming Down to Rio



Imprisonment & Immolation