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Ships of Our Ancestors is a compilation of photographs of the steamships that were employed in transporting immigrants to this country in the heyday of mass migration. These were the propeller-driven, steel-hulled leviathans of legend, owned and operated by such famous shipping lines as North German Lloyd, White Star, Cunard, Guion, Red Star, Inman, and Hamburg-American. Photos of nearly 900 ships are arranged here in alphabetical order, and each ship is further identified by date, shipping line, and source. For genealogists the photographs represent a visual testimony of the great passenger ships that grew old in service and then passed from the scene without a trace. They are proof of a bygone time and our connection to it..


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

"If you are a genealogist trying to connect people with their heritage, this book may help you...If you simply love photos of steamers, you'll want to take a look at Ships of Our Ancestors."--NAUTICAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, Vol. 42, No. 2 (June 1997) , p. 115.

"The book...represents a labour of love on the part of a dedicated antiquarian..."--THE NORTHERN MARINER, Vol. 7, No. 2 (April 1997), pp. 95-96.

"GPC deserves applause for reprinting this volume."--THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, Vol. 124, No. 4 (October 1993).