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John Shepherd - Liverpool´s Last Ocean Liners: The Golden Age - 9780752449159 - 9780752449159
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Liverpool´s Last Ocean Liners: The Golden Age

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Description for Liverpool´s Last Ocean Liners: The Golden Age Paperback. From the early 1960s, though, Liverpool's passenger trade entered a downturn that was unstoppable. Liverpool now has a new landing stage to accommodate visiting cruise ships back in the Mersey. This book tells its story, using the memories of those who sailed in them, of the halcyon days of the passenger liners which sailed from the Mersey. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.

At one time, Liverpool's landing stage was so busy that ships would be literally queuing in the Mersey to discharge and embark passengers. However, the period from the late 1940s saw both the golden age of Liverpool shipping as well as the decline of its passenger trade. From the early 1960s, though, Liverpool's passenger trade entered a decline that was unstoppable. The Jet Age had seen the loss of much of its trade and shipping line after shipping line moved away from the port or stopped its ships sailing and sold them for scrap or service with foreign lines. John ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752449159
SKU
9780752449159
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

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