John Masefields dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack, butting through the Channel in the mad March days has become a ship type of universal appeal, both for its simple, functional beauty and its faithful toil before the advent of universal road haulage.
A superb collection of more than 300 evocative black and white photographs Well-known and respected author Will follow the success for Coasters, the author's earlier book in the series
New York never sleeps, they say, and 30-Second New York offers up 24 hours' worth of life in the city, looking at its founding fathers (and mothers), at key events in its history, and at the buildings and people that make up its unique character. Find out who gave the city Central Park and the Empire State Building, learn what it was like to arrive at Ellis Island, and admire the way New York has presented itself to the world in art, literature, and music.