Ujifusa, Steven. <br/><br/>
A man and his ship :  America's greatest naval architect and his quest to build the S.S. United States / 
Steven Ujifusa. 
 - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. 
 - New York :  Simon & Schuster,  2012. 
 - x, 437 p., [32] p. of plates :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface: The way it was -- Book I: The man and the vision -- Size, luxury and speed -- Escaping the rich boys -- Mauretania -- J.P. Morgan's Titanic -- Pipe dreamers at work -- Prizes of war -- A giant lives again -- The parvenu -- Mrs. William Francis Gibbs -- Malolo -- A German sea monster -- Death by fire -- FDR's new Navy -- The Queen and the America -- A full measure of toil -- Book II: Building the dream -- A very pleasing appearance -- Primacy on the seas -- The might sweet baby rises --  American moderne -- Turn her up -- Crewing up the big ship -- Truman on the attack -- The new sea queen arrives -- A very fast lady -- Masters of victory -- The Halcyon years -- Trouble ashore -- No time to say good-bye -- Secrets told -- Epilogue. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781451645071 (hc : alk. paper) 9781451645088 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011049883 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gibbs, William F. 1886-1967. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Gibbs & Cox--History--20th century.<br/>United States (Steamship)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Naval architects--United States--Biography.<br/>Ocean liners--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VM140.G52  / U55 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>623.8092  B