Full Description
This sumptuous book invites you to follow the course of the Nile and Egyptian history on board a floating historical monument, the Steam Ship Sudan. At 100 years old, and made of wood and copper, it is the last steamship still cruising in Upper Egypt and the only survivor of a flotilla established by Sir Thomas Cook at the beginning of the 20th century.
Illustrious personalities from British and American high society travelled on board this prestigious ship - archaeologists, diplomats, actors... and writers, including Agatha Christie who drew inspiration from it for Death on the Nile.
Contents
Chapter I : HISTORY
THE ORIGINS OF EGYPTOLOGY
FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY
THE BIRTH OF TOURISM
Chapter II : STEAMERS
THE DAY OF THE STEAMERS
STEAM SHIP SUDAN
PORTRAIT OF A CENTENARIAN
A CRUISE IN STYLE
CABINS & SUITES
THE CREW
Chapter III : ALONG THE NILE
Chapter IV : PORTRAITS OF EGYPT
WHO'S WHO OF THE ORIGINS OF EGYPTOMANIA
CONTEMPORARY EGYPT BY DENIS DAILLEUX
