Frank O. Braynard

The Big Ship

The Story of the S.S. United States

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Big Ship: The Story of the S.S. United States is the fascinating 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. With new introductory material by the SS United States Conservancy, this classic volume includes photographs of celebrity passengers and of the majestic liner from her golden years, when she spurred the rebirth of America's maritime glory, to her twilight years. Follow Frank Braynard, one of the great American maritime historians, 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. This book stands as a tribute of her maiden voyage, a celebration of her recent rescue efforts by the Conservancy, and an inspiration for future generations to restore the legacy of the greatest ocean liner this country has ever built.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781596527645
• ISBN-10: 1596527641
• Artikelnr.: 33134825

Autorenporträt

Frank O. Braynard (1916-2007), maritime author and artist, was a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune. A graduate of Duke University, Braynard held a post at the American Merchant Marine Institute and served as president of the Steamship Historical Society of America, curator of the American Merchant Marine Museum, and director of New York’s South Street Seaport Museum. 

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction ix
Saving Our Ship: A Letter from the SS United States Conservancy xi
1. The Beginnings 1
2. Two World Wars 18
3. She Gets Her Name 41
4. From Keel to Launch 62
5. An Attack from the White House 88
6. The Blue Riband 118
Image Section 143
7. Subsidy Feud Continues 152
8. The Honeymoon Period 174
9. Labor Troubles Begin 200
10. More Labor Troubles 221
11. More Passengers Than Any Other Liner 240
12. The End 259
13. Supplemental History 278
Bibliography 291
Author’s Note 293
Index 295