A Century of Sea Travel (10 reviews)
Christopher Deakes, Tom Stanley
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Merchant Marine
Hardback 192 pages
ISBN: 9781848320819
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Personal Accounts from the Steamship Era
Christopher Deakes, Tom Stanley
Found in: General Seaforth
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Merchant Marine
Hardback 192 pages
ISBN: 9781848320819
Published: 16 December 2010
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This book is a voyage through the life of the passenger steamship, a voyage described by travellers who sailed on these vessels, and it carries within it their thoughts and experiences, mirrored here in words and pictures. The pictures are memories of ships and places in times gone by, glimpses of steamship travel through the years. In memoirs and letters home, diaries and journals the writers recorded every aspect of their seagoing experiences: they wrote of their ship, its crew and their fellow passengers, of the food and entertainment on board, of romance, accidents and disasters, and of being dreadfully sick. They noted incidents on board that amused or angered them, described the ports at which their ship called, and the fear and excitement of storms at sea. The writers were emigrants or colonial rulers, men of letters, young men seeking their fortune, wives on their way to new homes abroad; some were rich, many were poor and escaping the hardship of downtrodden lives; all had in common the experience of voyaging at sea. The author has woven their words into a narrative that describes so evocatively a world that has now disappeared, and with the huge range of illustrations brings back to life the golden age of the steamship.
Beautifully designed and printed, this book will delight armchair travellers, ship enthusiasts and all those who still go to sea to seek romance and adventure.
Beautifully designed and printed, this book will delight armchair travellers, ship enthusiasts and all those who still go to sea to seek romance and adventure.
When given to an impressionable young person, this sort of book might start a lifetime of interest in the subject. For older people it also has some lovely images of the heyday of the steamship.
Sea Lines
Contains a delightful collection of illustrations. Recommended as an entertaining book to delve into again and again.Marine News
A real delight. Beautifully and lavishly illustrated, there are photographs. Anyone interested in ships will delight in this book – the wonderful images alone, make it a must, but complemented by the excellent narrative it... [read full review]Seabreezes
A delightful insight into an era when travel, even for pleasure, was still much more of an adventure than it is today.The Nautical Magazine
A Century of Sea Travel is a spell-binding journey through the century long history of the passenger steamship, and provides an evocative picture of the ships, the crews, the food and entertainment. Amusing anecdotes and... [read full review]Shipping - Today and Yesterday May 2011
This book is a spellbinding journey through the century-long history of the passenger steamship. Amusing anecdotes and notables incidents, glimpses of romantic interludes, accidents, disasters and storms all bring the heyday of steamship travel vividly... [read full review]Antiques Diary
Making extensive use of first-person accounts and marvelous imagery, this book does a grand job in capturing the era when sea travel was seen as romantic and exotic - whilst simultaneously conveying the reality of... [read full review]Nautilusint Telegraph
Super - beautifully produced and fascinating to read. A real captive of the period.Richard McNicol of Malmsbury
A Century of the Sea Travel......fantastic, absolut great!!!Reto Raeth of Zurich, shipping specialist
The passenger steamship was the most excitement development of its age and in this colourful hardback Christopher Deakes & Tom Stanley pay homage to it and its many passengers, making this a gloriously nostalgic read... [read full review]carl (customer review)
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About Christopher Deakes
Christopher Deakes worked for many years as a shipping agent in the Far East and in different parts of Africa. He has been an avid collector of shipping postcards and his first book, The Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, was published to great acclaim. About Tom Stanley
TOM STANLEY, once an architect, is one of the leading collectors and dealers of shipping postcards and ephemera.
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