start of, 161
technological advances and, 207, 249, 261
troop transports in, see troop transports, in World War II
U.S. entry into, 169, 171, 173–74, 183
war profiteering and, 181–89, 211, 227, 229, 236, 313
wrench “accident,” 73
Wyman, Jane, 323
yachts, 125, 155, 247, 340, 366, 368
Yonan, David, 249
York, Lewis E., 257
Yourkevitch, Vladimir, 122, 175, 176, 336–37
Ziegenbein, Leopold, 120
Zippler, Norman, 80, 124, 138, 245, 260
Review
“A Man and His Ship, a hugely entertaining re-creation of the age of the ocean liner, will leave older readers nostalgic, younger readers envious, and all of them engrossed in the drama of William Francis Gibbs as he fights to build the greatest ship of them all, the S.S. United States. The Cunard Line once boasted that ‘getting there is half the fun.’ Now Steven Ujifusa has given us the other half.”
“A marvelous narrative of America’s premier naval architect.”
About the Author
STEVEN UJIFUSA is a historian living in Philadelphia and he serves on the Advisory Council of the SS United States Conservancy. He received his master’s degree in historic preservation and real estate from the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. in history from Harvard University.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ujifusa, Steven.
A man and his ship : America’s greatest naval architect and his quest to build the S.S. United States / Steven Ujifusa.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
(ebook : alk. paper)
1. Gibbs, William F. (William Francis), 1886–1967. 2. Naval architects—United States—Biography. 3. Gibbs & Cox—History—20th century. 4. United States (Steamship) 5. Ocean liners—United States—History—20th century. I. Title.
VM140.G52U55 2012
623.8092—dc23
[B]
2011049883
ISBN 978-1-4516-4507-1
ISBN 978-1-4516-4508-8 (ebook)