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William N. Muster (June 18, 1926 to January 3, 1989) was a photographer, publisher, and marketing executive in Los Angeles. He is remembered for his defense of the ''Delta Queen Steamboat'' in 1970, and his role in the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) photo contest. ==''Delta Queen'' and SATW== As president of the ''Delta Queen'' from 1966–1976, he and vice-president Betty Blake worked to secure federal legislation to allow the boat to continue running. They won historic recognition for the boat in 1970.〔''Delta Queen'' history: http://cruiselinehistory.com/?p=7727 For Bill Muster's "Save the ''Delta Queen''" papers at the Cincinnati Historical Society, basic search for "William N. Muster": http://library.cincymuseum.org/libcat7menu.htm See also http://steamboats.com/museum/deltaqueen.html〕 Bill Muster joined the SATW in 1974 to assist Betty Blake in representing the ''Delta Queen''. Thereafter, he remained an associate member to promote the photo contest. In 1981 the SATW named the contest after him; in 1988 he earned the organization’s highest recognition, the Marco Polo Award.〔SATW Marco Polo award: http://www.satw.org/index.php/awards/marco-polo-status〕 The photo contest is known as the Muster Photo Competition.〔SATW Muster Photo Competition: http://www.satw.org/index.php/awards/photo-competition〕 Muster published his ''World Traveler’s Almanac'' with Rand McNally in 1975 (updated in several editions), and a series of travel books under the Traveler’s Almanac imprint: ''America's Top 500 Sights to See'', by Larry Meyer and Nancy Meyer (1975); ''Steamboat Log of the Lower Mississippi'', by Bern Keating and Norman Kirk (1976); ''Travel Adventures in California'', by Frank Riley, photos by Bill Muster (1977); ''101 Wonders of the Modern World'', by Nancy Meyer (1977), and ''Olympic Adventures in California'', by Frank Riley, Elfried Riley, and Bill Muster (WorldWay, 1983).〔See http://melvyl.worldcat.org/ for travel book details.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Muster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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