Thomas Cornwall

The fifth volume in this pictorial history of the formative years of the Cunard White Star Liner RMS Queen Mary depicts the Tourist, Third Class and crew areas of the ship, as well as colour artists impressions of the lavish and opulent interiors.

On April 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic slipped beneath the waters of the North Atlantic, taking 1500 people to their deaths. Only about 700 people survived, one of whom was 1st class passenger John B "Jack" Thayer Jr, who was on the ship till nearly the end, and then spent an unforgettable night, huddled on top of an overturned lifeboat waiting for rescue with over two dozen others. Although his mother survived, his father perished in the frigid waters. Jack described his experiences in various writings from 1912 to1940. For the first time, these are compiled into one volume, with footnotes and analysis, allowing us to witness his own experiences that night.

This third volume in Thomas Cornwall's pictorial series on the RMS Queen Mary covers her departure from Clydebank, her trials, arrival and departure from Southampton - and her jubilant arrival following the completion of her maiden voyage in 1936.

The second volume in this pictorial history of the early years of the Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary focuses on the triumphant launch and fitting out; from empty hulk to fully furnished ocean liner, the long awaited introduction of the ship into service is highly anticipated. This book covers those exciting years.

September 1911 and the White Star line was in a buoyant mood. Their huge liner Olympic had been in service for three months and had proved to be very popular; and the new vessel, the Titanic would enter the Line's ranks in 7 months. But in that month, the situation changed. Soon after setting out on its fifth voyage to New York, the ship collided with a Naval cruiser, the HMS Hawke. It seemed difficult to believe. How could such an event occur? Wasit deliberate sabotage, poor steering or a previously unsuspected force of nature? This book discusses the arguments and debate surrounding the controversy, and includes the cogitations of an engineer, published in a rare volume soon afterthe accident

Leaving New York for Genoa on April 11th, 1912, Philip Mauro and his wife had little idea that they would become eye-witnesses to history four days later, when their ship, the Carpathia, picked up 700 cold and bedraggled survivors of the Titanic disaster. For the first time since 1912, Mr. Mauro's small and extremely rare book reflecting on the lessons of the disaster is available. Using his knowledge of the scriptures, Mauro talks of the religious, spiritual and theological background to the catastrophe.

One of the most flamboyant characters on the Titanic, fashion correspondent Edith Rosenbaum was a first class passenger and survivor. In the ensuing decades she wrote and spoke widely on the disaster, much to the chagrin of her friends who either wished she had gone down with the Titanic, or caustically said that "you'd think she was the only person on the ship," the way she commented continually on the famous sinking Compiled here for the first time is a critical analysis of her comments on her experiences as they evolved over time. A gripping read of how one woman and her musical pig mascot escaped one of the most infamous events in history.

For over 20 years, the Greyhound of the Seas, the Cunard Liner "Mauretania" held the record for the fastest Transatlantic crossing. Much loved and admired, after two decades as the pinnacle of ocean liners, her time came to end. First laid up and then, in a fanfare of nostalgia, consigned to the breaker's yard in Rosyth, she ended her life at the hands of a breaker's torch. Although modern historians revile such an ignominious fate, the "Mauretania's" demise helped to rekindle local industries, her steel helping to build the next generation of ocean liner - and her sumptuous fittings being snapped up by owners of stately homes and public houses to give future generations a hint as to the luxury the "Mauretania" once embodied. To this end, this slim volume recounts the end of the ship's life and the ensuing demolition process, an epilogue often overlooked in many books due to its obvious distasteful nature to ocean liner enthusiasts.