The Cunard Turbine-driven Quadruple-screw Atlantic Liner Mauretania
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File Size : 41,74 MB
Release : 1907
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Author : Mauretania (Ship)
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 1907
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Ocean liners
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,29 MB
Release : 1907
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Author : Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Shipbuilding
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Author : Mark D. Warren
Publisher : Patrick Stephens
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 48,10 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780850599145
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Ocean liners
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Page : 62 pages
File Size : 48,35 MB
Release : 1907
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Author : Mark D. Warren
Publisher : P. Stephens
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Transportation
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Author : Steven Ujifusa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451645090
“A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.