SS United States : Red, White & Blue Ribband, Forever / John Maxtone-Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxtone-Graham, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States (Steamship)--History.

United States (Steamship).

United States (Steamship)--History--Pictorial works.

Ocean liners--United States--History.

Ocean liners.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

245 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014]

Summary:

"John Maxtone-Graham has produced yet again a profusely illustrated tribute, this one to America's most famous and historic liner. Arguably the world's most articulate and authoritative maritime historian, John Maxtone-Graham documents SS United States, her design, construction, and seventeen years of impeccable service. He introduces us to dozens of U.S. passengers, famous and infamous, as well as captains and crew. The last great American ocean liner, SS United States could be converted to a 14,000-man troop carrier and was capable of attaining a speed of over 40 knots (although in her luxury Atlantic crossings the ship was much slower). Sadly, jet travel put an end to ocean crossings, and the all-aluminum ship rests in Philadelphia while groups of fans continue to try to repurpose it"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Eisenhower decade

Postwar shipboard

The remarkable Gibbs brothers

Leviathan restoration

The jazz age, transatlantic

SS America and another war

Building United States

Christening, trials, and maiden

The glory years

Withdrawal and layup

Dereliction and reprieve.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393241709

039324170X

OCLC:

890377082