| SS United States: Red, White, and Blue Riband, Forever Contributor(s): Maxtone-Graham, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 039324170X ISBN-13: 9780393241709 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - Pictorial - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| Dewey: 387.243 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 10.36" W x 11.27" (3.93 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maxtone-Graham, John: - John Maxtone-Graham (1929-2015) wrote many books on trans-Atlantic ocean travel, among them Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, and The Only Way to Cross, which has been in print for almost forty years. |