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Category : Ships
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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The Architectural Decoration of Ships
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Category : Ships
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Category : Ships
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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The Literary Digest
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
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Literary Digest: a Repository of Contemporaneous Thought and Research as Presented in the Periodical Literature of the World
Author: Edward Jewitt Wheeler
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Languages : en
Pages : 982
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Languages : en
Pages : 982
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Literary Digest
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 974
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 974
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A Man and His Ship
Author: Steven Ujifusa
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451645082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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“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.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451645082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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“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.
The Architectural Review
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Syren and Shipping Illustrated
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Category : Shipbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Category : Shipbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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The Herald of Asia
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Transactions - The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Author: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.)
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Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
List of members in vols. 1-24, 38-54, 57.
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Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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List of members in vols. 1-24, 38-54, 57.
Architect
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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