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Author | : William H., Jr. Miller |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2012-07-12 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0486141675 |
159 rare photos depict stages in ship's construction and its christening, intimate views of modern lounges, staterooms, dining rooms, promenade and pool, theaters, ballroom, and play decks. Captions. 159 black-and-white photos.
Author | : Robert Sturm |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-04-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780578178516 |
Author | : Andrew Britton |
Publisher | : Classic Liners |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780752479538 |
This colourful history covers the SS United States' active service from 1952 to 1969, when she dominated the seas. Compiled from a wealth of previously unpublished material, this book is packed with historical photography from both sides of the Atlantic.
Author | : Steven Ujifusa |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2012-07-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1451645082 |
“A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.
Author | : Frank Braynard |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Ocean liners |
ISBN | : 1563118246 |
Originally published: The big ship: the story of the S.S. United States. Newport News, Va.: Mariners' Museum, 1981.
Author | : William H. Miller |
Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2022-04-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The ‘SS United States’ was a great symbol of post-World War II American genius. She was the most advanced ocean liner of her time―modern, innovative and hugely powerful. Designed to be a commercial liner but easily convertible to wartime troopship, she entered service in July 1952, seventy years ago, to rousing triumph and success. She captured the prized Blue Riband for transatlantic speed, brought glory to America and her owners, and enjoyed great success for a full decade. But after trans-ocean jets arrived, her success slowly faded until fully decommissioned by 1969. Over fifty years of idleness, revival plans and schemes, and neglect and decay followed. To this day, the ‘United States’ waits silently at a Philadelphia pier. This is the story of a very great and beloved ship―her glory days, but also her days of struggle and indecision.
Author | : Frank O. Braynard |
Publisher | : Turner |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781596527645 |
The Big Ship: The Story of the S.S. United States is the behind-the scenes story of one of the fastest ships in the world and one of the most luxurious passenger liners to cross the Atlantic. Follow Frank Braynard as he chronicles the life of the S.S. United States, the incredible feat of engineering that still holds the westbound speed record on the North Atlantic. --from publisher description.
Author | : William H. Miller |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2009-10-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445610434 |
The story of the world's fastest passenger liner, from Blue Riband winning maiden voyage to abandonment in Philadelphia and her possible restoration as the most famous ocean liner of the post-war period.
Author | : John Maxtone-Graham |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393061208 |
A magnificent tribute to the illustrious and ill-fated steamship. Normandiewas unquestionably the most beautiful ocean liner ever built. The world's largest at the time, she also became the world's fastest. Her art deco interiors were unrivaled: capacious, elegant, and chic, decorated by teams of France's most talented artists. YetNormandiewas plagued with frustrations-never attracting more passengers than the competition and tragically ending her days in flames at New York's Pier 88. Celebrated maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham confesses to a hypnotic fascination withNormandie. In this comprehensive volume, enriched by over 200 photographs and illustrations, he documents every aspect of the vessel's decorative antecedents, design, construction, and service. Always articulate, entertaining, and devastatingly well informed, Maxtone-Graham has created the definitiveNormandiepanegyric, a comprehensive and, at times, heartbreaking account of this fabled liner. 30 color and 175 black-and-white illustrations.
Author | : David Macaulay |
Publisher | : Roaring Brook Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2019-05-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1250261589 |
David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book. Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean travel forever: the steamship. Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay guides readers through the fascinating history that culminated in the building of the most advanced—and last—of these steamships: the SS United States. This book artfully explores the design and construction of the ship and the life of its designer and engineer, William Francis Gibbs. Framed around the author's own experience steaming across the Atlantic on the very same SS United States, Crossing on Time is a tour de force of the art of explanation and a touching and surprising childhood story. A 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List