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020 _a0946604045 (hardback)
029 _aT59365
082 0 4 _a797.1246
100 1 _aGrobecker, Kurt,
_eauthor.
_9120567
245 1 0 _aSea Cloud :
_ba living legend /
_cKurt Grobecker and Peter Neumann ; translated by Frederick A. Bishop, Keith Hauser and Peter Neumann.
264 1 _aGloucester :
_bCollector's Books Ltd.,
_c[1991]
264 4 _c©1991
300 _a159 pages,
_bcolor illustrations;
_c31 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aBibliography: (page 159).
505 0 _aThe seven lives of the Sea Cloud -- Civitavecchia: approaching a legend -- The Sea Cloud conflict: adventure versus sighseeing -- The crew: officiers, engineers, craftsmen and philosophers -- A masterpiece of the art of shipbuilding -- Majorie Merriweather Post: millionaire's daughter, heiress and millionaire's wife -- A floating palace for a dollar princess -- A model for generations:yachting yardsticks set by the Vanderbilts -- Grand ladies and their luxury playthings -- Challenge on the North Atlantic -- The 'Sweet life' under the billowing sails -- A 'new life' under a new name: deck planks become a diplomatic stage -- 'The Queen danced every dance'. Royalty as a collector's item -- The scarifice for the nation -- 'Well, dear...there's your baby' -- The 'floating funhouse' for a junior boss -- Temporary retirement for a 'Queen of the seas' -- '...We also need a pirate flag' -- The renaissance of a dream yacht -- On the Spanish main to Hamburg -- Exclusive yachting pleasure for $20,000 a day -- '...The first day of the rest of your life'.
650 0 _aYachts
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650 0 _aOcean travel.
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650 0 _aSea Cloud (Ship)
700 1 _aNeumann, Peter,
_d1949-
_eauthor.
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700 1 _aBishop, Frederick A.,
_etranslator.
700 1 _aHauser, Keith,
_etranslator.
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