{"product_id":"the-unseen-mauretania-1907-the-ship-in-rare-illustrations-paperback","title":"The Unseen Mauretania 1907: The Ship in Rare Illustrations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Kent Layton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Mauretania was a ship with a fighting heart. First and foremost, she was not just a great and successful liner. She was the Mauretania.'\u003c\/i\u003e - Franklin D. Roosevelt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eMauretania\u003c\/i\u003e took to the North Atlantic for the first time in November 1907, she was the largest and fastest ship in the world, serving with her sister ship, the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e, for nearly eight years. Although the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e's life was cut short during the First World War, the \u003ci\u003eMauretania\u003c\/i\u003e continued to have an impressive presence at sea. She held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing until 1929, and had a glorious career that spanned the first four decades of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of rare photographs and illustrations, The Unseen\u003ci\u003e Mauretania\u003c\/i\u003e [1907] reveals one of Cunard's most legendary ocean liners as you have never seen her before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. KENT LAYTON has been researching maritme history for over 30 years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unseen Mauretania (1907)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransatlantic Liners\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConspiracies at Sea: Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e. Together with Tad Fitch and Bill Wormstedt, he co-authored the groundbreaking volume \u003ci\u003eOn a Sea of Glass: The Life \u0026amp; Loss of the RMS Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the 2012 Mountbatten Maritime Award), \u003ci\u003eRecreating Titanic and Her Sisters: A Visual History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTitanic: Solving the Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.6 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767534485792,"sku":"9780750996549","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88725515b18928d5fc9b37340e3e1b61.webp?v=1780312752","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unseen-mauretania-1907-the-ship-in-rare-illustrations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}