The Golden Century
Subtitle: Classic Motor Yachts, 1830-1930
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: April 23, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780393049497
First sentence: From 1830 to 1930 the design of motor yachts metamorphosed from vessels utilizing clipper-ship-type hulls (with paddle wheels awkwardly grafted on), to peculiar hybrids (which appeared both sailing yacht and steamer), and finally to streamlined creations never seen before.