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The Christmas season means scrambling to find the perfect gift for everyone. For the person in your life that is interested in the 1950-60's, World War II, history or ships/ocean liners comes the perfect gift for the holidays. "Adventures on the Queen Mary... Tales of a Teenage Crew Member". The book tells the story of 16 year old Dave Wooders who was hired as a bellboy after the war concluded.
The
RMS Queen Mary, flagship of the British-American Cunard-White Star
Cruise Line, began her run in 1936 as part of an express service until
World War II, when she was converted to a troopship to move soldiers to
and from Europe. The book is filled with Wooders' first-hand memories
and hundreds of never-before-seen images, it captures the good, the bad,
the scary, the romantic, and the fun of life at sea. "Adventures on the
Queen Mary" is full of historical facts and first-hand accounts as well
as fascinating and intimate details about life and culture aboard the
luxury liner including:
- The lifestyles of the rich and the famous who traveled aboard - from movie stars to Olympic athletes and captains of industry
- Honoring the Queen Mary's war service - especially her significant role in World War II
- The ways in which the Queen Mary embraced religious and ethnic diversity of her passengers that was way ahead of its time
- The spirits that haunt the Queen Mary to this day
- How the Queen Mary came to rest in her final home of Long Beach, California
A window into the past, "Adventures on the Queen Mary" is a gift that will last a lifetime and at the same time transport you into another.
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