Cunard: 150 Glorious Years

This is an historical account of the history of the Cunard shipping line - complete with all her big ships during the past 150 years. From Samuel Cunard's first sailing steamer - a paddle ship called RMS Britannia (the RMS stands for "Royal Mail Steamer"), right up to the QE2. Along the way we are able to read brief histories of such magnificent ships as the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and such four-funnelled vessels as the Aquitania and Mauretania. John Maxtone-Graham is a noted historian with a number of books on this topic to his credit. He also lectures widely on the subject of ocean liners. With the overall subject matter being such famous ships, there is enough information available to write a book about each and every one of the ships covered in this work. In this case, however, we are treated to an excellent overview - although, for many people, reading this book will simply leave them wanting for more. Once again we have a book that is extremely well supported by an excellent selection of historic photographs on almost every single page. NM