Normandie: Frances Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner

Normandie was unquestionably the most beautiful ocean liner ever built. The world s largest at the time, she also became the world s fastest. Her art deco interiors were unrivaled: capacious, elegant, and chic, decorated by teams of France s most talented artists. Yet Normandie was plagued with frustrations never attracting more passengers than the competition and tragically ending her days in flames at New York s Pier 88.Celebrated maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham confesses to a hypnotic fascination with Normandie. In this comprehensive volume, enriched by over 200 photographs and illustrations, he documents every aspect of the vessel s decorative antecedents, design, construction, and service. Always articulate, entertaining, and devastatingly well informed, Maxtone-Graham has created the definitive Normandie panegyric, a comprehensive and, at times, heartbreaking account of this fabled liner. *Author: Maxtone-Graham, John *Binding Type: Hardcover *Number of Pages: 259 *Publication Date: 2007/12/17 *Language: English *Dimensions: 11.26 x 10.44 x 1.05 inches