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Great American Passenger Ships

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Great Passenger Ships
ISBN 13 : 9780752470221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Great American Passenger Ships written by William H. Miller and published by Great Passenger Ships. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of previously unpublished images and insightful text, a nostalgic look back at a century of U.S. passenger ships The United States has produced some of the world's finest, most interesting, advanced, and innovative passenger ships, such as the amazing SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever to sail the seas, ingloriously left lying in limbo for 42 years. This book also documents passenger ships seized in wartime, notably the giant German SS Vaterland, which became the Leviathan in the United States Lines, as well as many newly built passenger ships, such as Santa Rosa, Lurline, President Cleveland, Independence, and Brasil. Also included are peacetime troopships as well as "combo ships," the once very popular passenger-cargo ships. The great saga of American liners continues to this day with modern cruise ships in Hawaiian service. The cast of ships is both vast and varied, but endlessly fascinating. Presenting many unpublished images alongside historic, insightful text including personal anecdotes of the ships and voyages from passengers and crew alike, William Miller takes the reader on a nostalgic voyage and the great American passenger fleet sails once again.

Great Passenger Ships 1930-1940

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750963091
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Great Passenger Ships 1930-1940 written by William H. Miller and published by History Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ships at sea across the most glamorous and exciting decade for the great liners The 1930s was perhaps the most glamorous and exciting decade for the great liners, highlighted by the great shipbuilding inter-nation rivalry: Germany's Bremen and Europa, Italy's Rex and Conte Di Savoia, France's Normandie, and Britain's Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Passengers traveled on some of the most popular liners of all time, L'Atlantique, Empress of Britain, Empress of Japan, Queen of Bermuda, President Coolidge, Strathnaver and Strathaird, Orion, Capetown Castle, Oranje, Mauretania and Andes - and many more. Despite the worldwide Depression and a great shift in trading patterns, it was a wonderful era for shipbuilding and the era of Art Deco on the high seas, the age of 'floating Ginger Rogers'.

First-Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship

Author : Richard Lachmann
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1788734084
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book First-Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship written by Richard Lachmann and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of why great powers decline, from Spain to the United States The extent and irreversibility of US decline is becoming ever more obvious as America loses war after war and as one industry after another loses its technological edge. Lachmann explains why the United States will not be able to sustain its global dominance, and contrasts America's relatively brief period of hegemony with the Netherlands' similarly short primacy and Britain's far longer era of leadership. Decline in all those cases was not inevitable and did not respond to global capitalist cycles. Rather, decline is the product of elites' success in grabbing control over resources and governmental powers. Not only are ordinary people harmed, but also capitalists become increasingly unable to coordinate their interests and adopt policies and make investments necessary to counter economic and geopolitical competitors elsewhere in the world. Conflicts among elites and challenges by non-elites determine the timing and mold the contours of decline. Lachmann traces the transformation of US politics from an era of elite consensus to present-day paralysis combined with neoliberal plunder, explains the paradox of an American military with an unprecedented technological edge unable to subdue even the weakest enemies, and the consequences of finance's cannibalization of the US economy.

A Man and His Ship

Author : Steven Ujifusa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451645082
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book A Man and His Ship written by Steven Ujifusa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

Picture History of American Passenger Ships

Author : William H., Jr. Miller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486157903
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Picture History of American Passenger Ships written by William H., Jr. Miller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVMore than 100 ships documented, including Leviathan, America, Independence, President Polk, and United States. Detailed captions list tonnage, speed, size, and passenger load. Bibliography. Index. Approximately 200 photographs. /div

Great American Ships

Author : James P. Delgado
Publisher : Wiley-Liss
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great American Ships written by James P. Delgado and published by Wiley-Liss. This book was released on 1991-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A welcomed guidebook for anyone interested in historic ships and their preservation." J. Revell Carr, President, Mystic Seaport Museum "Jim Delgado and Candace Clifford have produced a work that makes rewarding reading as well as provides an invaluable source of information on maritime heritage. Their adventurous exploration of this heritage will interest more people in saving our historic ships." Peter Stanford, President, National Maritime Historical Society Our maritime heritage is perhaps best represented by ships—ships that brought our ancestors to the New World, that fought in battles to protect our shores, that moved people and goods from one coast to another and along the continent’s great waterways, and that opened up commerce in foreign lands. Yet, for all their great importance, ships are among the most fragile of historic resources. They are especially subject to neglect and require extraordinary care to preserve them. And they cannot be as easily put to new uses as old buildings, requiring, therefore, a special dedication if they are preserved. Great American Ships for the first time celebrates this part of our national maritime heritage. Here are cataloged more than 225 ships on view to the public from Maine to Hawaii—including riverboats, battleships, ocean liners, fishing craft, yachts, and submarines.

Revitalization of the American Passenger Fleet

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Tourism
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Revitalization of the American Passenger Fleet written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Tourism and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exemption of American Vessels from Operation of the Prohibition Act

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exemption of American Vessels from Operation of the Prohibition Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Treasury of Great American Scandals

Author : Michael Farquhar
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780142001929
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book A Treasury of Great American Scandals written by Michael Farquhar and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on the heels of his national bestseller A Treasury of Royal Scandals, Michael Farquhar turns his attention to matters a little closer to home with A Treasury of Great American Scandals. From the unhappy family relationships of prominent Americans to the feuds, smear campaigns, duels, and infamous sex scandals that have punctuated our history, we see our founding fathers and other American heroes in the course of their all-too-human events. Ineffectual presidents, lazy generals, traitors; treacherous fathers, nagging mothers, ungrateful children, embarrassing siblings; and stories about insanity, death, and disturbing postmortems are all here, as are disagreeable marriages, vile habits, and, of course, sex: good sex, bad sex, and good-bad sex too. We can take comfort in the fact that we are no worse and no better than our forebears. But we do have better media coverage. Bonus educational material: A brief history of the United States, including scandals! The American Hall of Shame! A complete listing of presidential administrations!

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on with total page 1528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445638304
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Miller looks back nostalgically at the P&O and Orient Line vessels of the 1950s and 1960s.

Great American Railroad Stations

Author : Janet Greenstein Potter
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780471143895
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Great American Railroad Stations written by Janet Greenstein Potter and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1996-04-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[S]ociety so often allows masterpieces of architecture...to be destroyed or altered as though real estate ownership supersedes any other value system....The best railroad stations were conceived in the dreams of architects and civil engineers, and then brought to life by talented craftspeople....This guidebook is a tribute not only to those who built these stations, but also the railroaders who worked within the depots and on the platforms...." — Janet Greenstein Potter Bustling nerve centers of a dynamic young society on the move, grand last farewells and first welcomes for millions of weary travelers, enduring monuments to the birth of the world's first truly modern nation, railroad stations played a central role in the shaping of the United States and its unique culture. Now, in this, the definitive guide to America's great railroad stations, writer and architectural historian Janet Greenstein Potter tells the stories of more than 700 of these masterpieces. An excellent resource for on-site and armchair travelers alike, this lavishly illustrated guide provides a generous mix of historical and practical information. Potter provides a detailed biographical profile of each station, covering the year of construction, name of original railroad, designer, style, and materials. Focusing on buildings that are still standing, she discusses depots that have been restored as well as those on the verge of distinction, explains what the station is used for today, and describes its current condition from a preservation/restoration standpoint. And, with the help of more than 500 beautiful archival photographs and detailed drawings, she helps you to gain a fuller understanding of what these structures were like in their heyday. For quick, easy reference, the book has been organized by region. Stations in all 50 of the United States are covered, and the street addresses of each building have been provided. Offering an unparalleled opportunity to experience the grandeur and vitality of a bygone era, Great American Railroad Stations is an indispensable resource for travelers, architects and design professionals, preservationists, and train and transportation enthusiasts.

Passenger Ship Legislation

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Passenger Ship Legislation written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Immigration at the Golden Gate

Author : Robert Eric Barde
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Immigration at the Golden Gate written by Robert Eric Barde and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2008-03-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of San Francisco's Angel Island Immigration Station that operated between 1910 and 1940. Argues that Asian immigrants, rather than being welcomed, were denied liberties and even entrance to the United States.

Great American Industries: Transportation

Author : William Francis Rocheleau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Great American Industries: Transportation written by William Francis Rocheleau and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

S. 668, S. 803, and the Domestic Cruise Ship Trade

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book S. 668, S. 803, and the Domestic Cruise Ship Trade written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, First[-third] Session: Exemption of American vessels from operation of the Prohibition Act

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, First[-third] Session: Exemption of American vessels from operation of the Prohibition Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: