A man and his ship America's greatest naval architect and his quest to build the SS United States
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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| Review: | Examines the life and career of William Francis Gibbs (1886-1967), the Philadelphia native whose lifelong ambition was to build the biggest, fastest, safest liner ever. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 437 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-414) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781451645071 (hc : alk. paper) 1451645074 (hc : alk. paper) |
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