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The History of the White Star Line
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There are few names more famous – or infamous – in the history of commercial seafaring than White Star Line.
Although to the public, the shipping line is inextricably linked to one event – the tragic loss of the Titanic on the ship’s maiden voyage – White Star Line’s pedigree stretched back to the mid-19th century and the boom in commercial transatlantic sailing.
Even after the Titanic tragedy, the Liverpool-based company continued plying its trade until it was swallowed up by Cunard in the 1930s.
In The History of the White Star Line, author Robin Gardiner, known for his previous best-selling and controversial books on the Titanic, has researched the history of the Titanic’s owners to compile the first comprehensive account of this shipping line.
Through its pages the reader will be able to discover that Titanic was not alone in being a victim of the company’s cavalier seamanship, that many of the company’s archives have mysteriously disappeared, that the company’s ownership was labyrinthine (involving, as it did, the noted financier J. P. Morgan), and many other revelations.
As the author notes in his introduction, there are few books that can incorporate items relating to Titanic, President Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Adolf Hitler, the Beatles and Jack the Ripper!
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About the Author
Robin Gardiner has lived all his life in Oxford City. After leaving school he trained in light engineering but at 17 became a “telegram boy”, taking his motor cycle test on a Post Office BSA Bantam. He rode motor bikes for many years and still has an affection for British classics, resurrecting one or two over the years. He later went into plastering, being trained by a friend’s father. He became interested maritime history, in particular “Titanic“, as a young man and over the years became increasingly unhappy with the “story as it is told”. Hence his research became more detailed and eventually led to his series of books on the subject. He lives with his family and the dog in a small house with a fully equipped engineering workshop at the bottom of the garden. His other pastimes include flying model aircraft and going to the pub.
Additional information
| Author | |
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| Publisher | Ian Allan Publishing; First Edition (23 Aug. 2001) |
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| Hardcover | 160 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0711028095 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0711028098 |
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