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A man and his ship: America's greatest naval architect and his quest to build the S.S. United States
A man and his ship: America's greatest naval architect and his quest to build the S.S. United States
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Ujifusa, Steven
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Subjects
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Biography
Gibbs & Cox -- History -- 20th century
Gibbs, William F
Gibbs, William F. -- (William Francis), -- 1886-1967
History
Naval architects
Naval architects -- United States -- Biography
Ocean liners
Ocean liners -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States (Steamship)
Table of Contents
From the Book - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Preface: The way it was
Book I: The man and the vision
Size, luxury, and speed
Escaping the rich boys
Mauretania
J.P. Morgan's Titanic
Pipe dreamers at work
Prizes of war
A giant lives again
The parvenu
Mrs. William Francis Gibbs
Malolo
A German sea monster
Death by fire
FDR's new navy
The Queen and the America
A full measure of toil
Book two: Building the dream
A very pleasing appearance
Primacy on the seas
A mighty sweet baby rises
American moderne
Turn her up
Crewing up the big ship
Truman on the attack
The new sea queen arrives
A very fast lady
Masters of victory
The halcyon years
Trouble ashore
No time to say good-bye
Secrets told
Epilogue.
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Larkin, Pete
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Ujifusa, Steven
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9781451645071
9781452629872
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