Description: Royal Transport AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF ROYAL TRAVEL byPeter Pigott HLHLHLHLHLHLH Toronto, Ontario, Canada: published by The Dundurn Group, 2005. Hardcover. 10 x 10 in. 208 pages. Generously illustrated with colour and duotone photos. Condition: very good. This is a lovely clean, crisp copy with no markings at all. HLHLHLHLHLHLH The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols. With dry humour and a keen sense of history, Peter Pigott describes how the British royal family has adapted to technological innovations. Organized thematically, the book is packed with well-researched details. We know all about the royal family's lives, especially their romances and scandals, but do we know who was the first monarch to drive a motorcar? The first to fly in an aircraft? Which king so loved his yacht that he ordered it scuttled on his death?Royal Transport is a fascinating look at how British royalty has travelled since the invention of steam. This richly illustrated book covers all modes of royal transport in Britain and the Commonwealth - some of the most famous and yet unknown transport in the world.
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Publication Year: 2005
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: Royal Transport
Author: Peter Pigott
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Features: Dust Jacket
Publisher: The Dundurn Group
Genre: Transportation
Original Language: English
Topic: Transporation, History, British Royal Family
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
