SS United States: Red, White, and Blue Riband, Forever - Hardcover

Maxtone-Graham, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039324170X ISBN 13: 9780393241709

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2014

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Reseña del editor:

Arguably the world's most articulate and authoritative maritime historian, John Maxtone-Graham documents SS United States, her design, construction and seventeen years of impeccable service. He introduces us to dozens of passengers, famous and infamous, as well as captains and crew. The last great American ocean liner, SS United States could be converted to a 14,000-man troop carrier and was capable of attaining a speed of over 40 knots (although in her luxury Atlantic crossings the ship was much slower). Sadly, jet travel put an end to ocean crossings and the all-aluminium ship rests in Philadelphia while groups of fans continue to try to repurpose it.

Biografía del autor:

John Maxtone-Graham (1929-2015) wrote many books on trans-Atlantic ocean travel, among them Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, and The Only Way to Cross, which has been in print for almost forty years.

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• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 039324170X
• ISBN 13: 9780393241709
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240