{"product_id":"9780750963084","title":"Great Mediterranean Passenger Ships","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe great age of Mediterranean passenger liners begins in earnest in the 1920s when the Italians built their first big ships, such as the \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaturnia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConte Grande\u003c\/i\u003e. Then, in the 1930s, things grew more exciting with the creation of the superliners \u003ci\u003eRex\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConte di Savoia\u003c\/i\u003e. The book then concentrates on the 1950s and ‘60s as Italy built a huge post-war fleet and France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Israel commissioned their biggest ships yet. Some were new-builds, like Israel's \u003ci\u003eShalom\u003c\/i\u003e, France's \u003ci\u003eBretagne\u003c\/i\u003e, Portugal's \u003ci\u003eVera Cruz \u003c\/i\u003eand Spain's \u003ci\u003eCabo San Roque\u003c\/i\u003e; others were converted, sometimes lavishly refitted ships with fascinating histories. Italy's former \u003ci\u003eFranca ‘C’\u003c\/i\u003e, a converted freighter, still lives on, having reached her 100th birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press Limited, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014617055472,"sku":"9780750963084","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780750963084_p0.jpg?v=1769902030","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780750963084","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}