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Reprint of the original, first published in 1904.
Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey allows the reader to travel
aboard Cunard's newest ship, the second largest ship to carry the
Cunard colours. The ultimate in luxury cruising waits aboard Queen
Elizabeth. From the three-storey Royal Court Theatre, complete with
box seating, to the opulence of the Queens Room, the authors have
captured the interior elegance of Queen Elizabeth with
never-before-published images. Explore the behind-the-scenes areas,
with a tour of the Engine Room, Stores and the Bridge, before
returning to the passenger areas to discover bars, lounges,
restaurants and cabins. This stunning volume is a must-have whether
you're a seasoned Cunard passenger, or simply an armchair
traveller. Written by two enthusiastic Cunard fans, travellers and
historians, this book is beautifully illustrated with over 200
colour photographs and includes a foreword by Peter Shanks, former
president of the Cunard Line, thoughts from Commodore Rynd on the
ship's fifth anniversary and an afterword by Captain Chris Wells,
Queen Elizabeth's First Master. This is Chris Frame and Rachelle
Cross' sixth Cunard book and the fourth in their Journey series.
This publication is designed for the tugboat buff, and for people
interested in a maritime career. It contains a number of photos,
and the guiding principles to take you from entry level up to the
wheelhouse. A maritime career can easily surpass a truck driving
career in many ways. It pays you if the boat doesn't go anywhere,
provides your food and lodging, and has all of the fringe benefits
you could want. Check it out
For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida
peninsula. Intended to reduce shipping times, it was championed in
the early twentieth century as a way to make the mostly rural state
a center of national commerce and trade. Rejected by the Army Corps
of Engineers as ""not worthy,"" the project received continued
support from Florida legislators. Federal funding was eventually
allocated and work began in the 1930s, but the canal quickly became
a lightning rod for controversy. Steven Noll and David Tegeder
trace the twists and turns of the project through the years,
drawing on a wealth of archival and primary sources. Far from being
a simplistic morality tale of good environmentalists versus evil
canal developers, the story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a
complex one of competing interests amid the changing political
landscape of modern Florida. Thanks to the unprecedented success of
environmental citizen activists, construction was halted in 1971,
though it took another twenty years for the project to be canceled.
Though the land intended for the canal was deeded to the state and
converted into the Cross Florida Greenway, certain aspects of the
dispute - including the fate of Rodman Reservoir - have yet to be
resolved.
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