Great passenger ships : 1910-1920 /William H. Miller.

"The decade 1910/20 was truly dramatic. It was an age of evolution, when size and speed were almost the ultimate considerations. It was the Industrial Age reaching for new heights, new dimensions, breaking records. In response ocean liners were becoming bigger, longer, taller and faster. The larger liners were certainly becoming grander - indeed, it was the age of the 'floating palace'."--Back cover.