The white star line repertoire is a list of 341 waltzes, marches and other selections played by orchestras on white star line ships including the titanic. There are a load of great photos of white star s ships, including many of the less well known ships that sailed to places like australia, canada, and new zealand. Crisp meshes real and fictional figures in this middling tale centering on two survivors of the titanic shipwreck. A photographic history is the story of the famous shipping line which was in existence for only 70odd years but which managed, from its first voyage in 1871 to its merger with cunard in 1934, to build some of the most luxurious ships afloat, including the three giant sisters, olympic, titanic and britannic. This copiously illustrated book considers much more than its title suggests, beginning with an overview of the white star lines fleet. White star line skip to main search results amazon prime. Books about the white star line encyclopedia titanica message. Browse and buy a vast selection of white star line titanic books and collectibles on. An indepth examination of the ships of the legendary white star line. A big, handsome, hardcover beauty published by the titanic. Home forums titanic culture titanic books general titanic book topics. The author provides remarkably detailed descriptions of every ship that flew the white star line s pennant with an emphasis on technical issues and engineering along with the service history.
A big, handsome, hardcover beauty published by the titanic historical society is. Patrick mylon has been collecting postcards of white star line and its vessels for nearly thirty years, amassing a grand collection. Here, rebekah maxner discusses both the white star line songbook, and the sort of music played. White star line news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2018 learn. This is the best book i have come across so far on the history of white star with an emphasis on its ships. The first company bearing the name white star line was founded in liverpool, england, by john pilkington and henry wilson in 1845. Ismay bought the company in 1868, registering it as oceanic. The white star line issued a small pocketsized booklet for passengers, of nine pages, from which it was possible to make requests by number. This section of melody lane is dedicated to their memory. The musicians on board titanic had to memorize and play by heart a large body of musical numbers listed in the white star line music repertoire book.
If you are looking for a concise, accurate account on the white star line, this book is for you. It focused on the ukaustralia trade, which increased following the discovery of gold in australia. The fleet initially consisted of the chartered sailing ships rms tayleur, blue jacket, white star, red jacket, ellen, ben nevis, emma, mermaid and iowa. White star line song book 9 nearer my god to thee piano.
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