A Fascinating Reach Into The PastBy Keith Wayne McCoy on May 22, 2015This is a fascinating reach into the past, an increasingly distant past as time goes on and crewmembers succumb to age. This fact alone makes "Adventures on the Queen Mary" a must-have for not only fans of the great liner but history as a whole. With superb snapshots (some of which this QM fan has never seen) and a detailed account of life on board, Wooders and Radford bring a rare, intimate visage to youth, transatlantic travel, and the great Queen herself. Both a feast for the eyes and mind, I highly recommend this read for anyone interested in not only the liner but a lingering sense of the excitement of marching forth into adulthood. .Comment Was this review helpful to you? YesNo1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Highly recommended read, great visuals, a unique view point telling a personal story of this great ship.By jonathan Quayle on May 21, 2015A wonderfully detailed account of life abord the legendary Queen Mary, brilliantly recounted from the story of an original crew member of the ship during her halcyon days of the1950's & 60's. The books author captures the spirit, feel and look of the time, beautifully fleshed out with many stunning rare and unseen pictures that makes this book stand above the standard history books on the subject. Highly recommended.

Author Bios:

As a kid in the early 1970s, James Radford became infatuated with the Queen Mary after seeing the ship in the classic disaster movie “The Poseidon Adventure”. After graduating from Freed-Hardeman University with a B.A. in Communications, Radford moved to Los Angeles, CA, where his love affair took a step forward with the serendipitous docking of the Queen Mary in nearby Long Beach. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Radford has appeared in a variety of commercials and been a consultant for 20th Century Fox’s 2006 special edition DVD release of “The Poseidon Adventure”. In addition to his newest offering, Adventures on the Queen Mary, co-created with David Wooders, Radford is also the author of the children’s book The ABCs of the Queen Mary, which has been available on board the Queen Mary since 2004. This past summer, Radford experienced the voyage of a lifetime – sailing two back-to-back, trans-Atlantic crossings on the Queen Mary II with noted maritime collector, Johnathan Quayle.

Growing up in Southampton, England, Dave Wooders was always enamored with the ocean liners he saw pulling in and out of port. In 1957, shortly after turning 16, he left school to begin work as a bellboy on the famous ocean liner Queen Mary. After Wooders finished his last contract with Cunard, he went on to work as a paramedic for the next thirty years and then spent the following decade as a medic instructor at the Hampshire Police Training College. Wooders currently resides in Southampton with his wife, Beryl, where he still enjoys telling people about his unforgettable time at sea aboard the Queen Mary.