TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ujifusa,Steven
TI  - A man and his ship: America's greatest naval architect and his quest to build the S.S. United States 
SN  - 9781451645071 (hc : alk. paper)
AV  - VM140.G52 U55 2012
U1  - 623.8092B 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Gibbs, William F.
KW  - Gibbs & Cox
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - United States (Steamship)
KW  - Naval architects
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Ocean liners
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -