Empress of Britain: Canadian Pacific's Greatest Ship
by Turner, Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG (Page surfaces have aged slightly but are otherwise clean and book is quite nice.)
- ISBN 10
- 1550460528
- ISBN 13
- 9781550460520
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario: Stoddart Publishing / Boston Mills Press, 1992. Hardcover. VG/VG (Page surfaces have aged slightly but are otherwise clean and book is quite nice.). Pine green cloth with silver lettering on spine, green & illustrated dust jacket, illustrated flyleaves, 216 pp., 180+ B&W illustrated. "Here, for the first time, is the full story in word and picture of a truly remarkable ship, the Empress of Britain." She served as a luxury liner in the 1930s, and then was converted to military use during World War II. "But everything came to an abrupt end on October 26, 1940/ A German plane bombed the Empress of Britain, then two days later torpedoes from a U-boat mortally wouned her. She became the largest Allied ship to be sunk on the high seas during the war." (dj).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146090
- Title
- Empress of Britain: Canadian Pacific's Greatest Ship
- Author
- Turner, Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG (Page surfaces have aged slightly but are otherwise clean and book is quite nice.)
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 1550460528
- ISBN 13
- 9781550460520
- Publisher
- Stoddart Publishing / Boston Mills Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Transportation ; Luxury Liners ; ;
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