INNOCENTS ABROAD PARIS AND LONDON 1948-1949

Lillibridge talks about the magical allure about traveling by ship. He says relying on a ship to get from one place to another because it's the only mode of transportation across the ocean sea for ordinary travelers. Americans of course have been traveling to Europe since colonial days. Ship tr...

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Published inThe Sewanee review Vol. 121; no. 4; pp. 548 - 559
Main Author LILLIBRIDGE, G. D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 01.09.2013
Johns Hopkins University Press
Subjects
Cruise lines
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Families & family life
Ships
Travel
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Summary:Lillibridge talks about the magical allure about traveling by ship. He says relying on a ship to get from one place to another because it's the only mode of transportation across the ocean sea for ordinary travelers. Americans of course have been traveling to Europe since colonial days. Ship travel, of course, can have its problems. The Mauretania was a relatively new liner, having been launched on the eve of World War II in 1939, and to him and his family it seemed a marvel.
ISSN:0037-3052
1934-421X
1934-421X
DOI:10.1353/sew.2013.0108