Gerard Piouffre
Autore di First Class: Legendary Ocean Liner Voyages Around the World
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First Class: Legendary Ocean Liner Voyages Around… di Gerard Piouffre
Visually rich, this book is packed with period photographs of ocean liner travel. I was of course often reminded of Betsy Ray and her journey which was chronicled in [b:Betsy and the Great World|6506578|Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)|Maud Hart Lovelace|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251221712s/6506578.jpg|10913]. The text was very interesting too, but frankly secondary to the lovely photos.
Especialista en historia de la marina, Gérard Piouffre invita al lector a embarcarse en aquellos cruceros que durante un siglo fueron los embajadores del mundo. Una red de líneas internacionales surcaba el planeta comunicando los principales puertos. En este libro se descubren seis grandes rutas marítimas, con sus escalas legendarias y su peculiar atmósfera: De las tempestades del Atlántico a las auroras del Pacífico, desde las escalas tropicales a los glaciares del Gran Norte... estos son los ingredientes de esta vuelta al mundo ilustrada con documentos de archivo y fotografías excepcionales.… (altro)
This book comes with pretty impressive packaging: it slides into a box made to look like a steamer trunk. Initially, it seems pretty cool but, after further inspection, it's not all that great. Yes, some of the photos are good but, in many cases, some are of really poor quality. There's also many photos of modern-day cruise ships...I hardly consider MSC cruise ships as "Legendary Ocean Liners"
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