John Maxtone-Graham (1929–2015)
Author of The Only Way to Cross
About the Author
John Kurtz Maxtone-Graham (August 2, 1929 - July 6, 2015) was a speaker and writer on ocean liners and maritime history. He was born in Orange, New Jersey and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey. He graduated from Brown University in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War show more and had once worked unsuccessfully as a Broadway stage manager. In 1972, he wrote his first book on ocean liners, The Only Way to Cross, to be followed by numerous other books for small publishing houses. France/Norway, was published in 2010, and in March 2012 he wrote and published Titanic Tragedy. He is the father of writer Ian Maxtone-Graham. John Maxtone-Graham died from respiratory failure in Manhattan on July 6, 2015, aged 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by John Maxtone-Graham
Crossing & Cruising: From the Golden Era of Ocean Liners to the Luxury Cruise Ships of Today (1992) 29 copies
Olympic and Titanic: The White Star Triple Screw Atlantic Liners (Ocean Liners of the Past) (1911) — Epilogue — 16 copies
Ships of State: Saluting the Great Transatlantic Liners. Exhibition from October 6 - December 9, 1994 (1994) 3 copies
Associated Works
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1989 (1988) — Author "Conscripting the Queens" — 27 copies
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1999 (1999) — Author "Experience of War: The Unseen Enemy" — 11 copies
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- Canonical name
- Maxtone-Graham, John
- Birthdate
- 1929-08-09
- Date of death
- 2015-07-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Jersey, USA
- Occupations
- lecturer
maritime historian
author
stage manager (Broadway) - Organizations
- United States Marine Corps (Korean War)
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- Members
- 526
- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
- 36
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