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Maxtone-Graham, John, author.
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United States (Steamship) -- History.
United States (Steamship) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Ocean liners -- United States -- History.
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SS United States : red, white & blue ribband, forever / John Maxtone-Graham.
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Maxtone-Graham, John, author.
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, c2014.
Subjects
United States (Steamship) -- History.
United States (Steamship) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Ocean liners -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9780393241709 (hardcover) :
039324170X (hardcover)
Description:
245 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Edition:
First edition.
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.
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"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.
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Hawaii State Library
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