This the history of the Hampshire port from Roman times to the present day. It is profusely illustrated by a fascinating collection of images showing everything from seaman’s strikes to shipwrecks, the Titanic, the Queen Mary as well as the other famous ocean liners that have called at the port since the 1840s. In the year that QE2 sails from Southampton for the last time, the book has some lovely images of this greatest of Cunard ocean liners.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Campbell McCutcheon and his wife have an extensive collection of ocean liner memorabilia and they have sailed from Southampton many times by ship. As a result, their collection encompasses many hundreds of images of the port of Southampton since the 1800s. Campbell now lives in Gloucester, but he was born within sight and sound of the water and has been interested in ships from a young age.
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| Publication: |
September 2009 |
Extent: |
160 pages |
| Availability: |
In stock |
Images Mono: |
239 |
| Format: |
235 x 165 mm |
Images Colour: |
0 |
| Binding: |
Paperback |
