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Description A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States by Steven Ujifusa Simon & Schuster | July 2012 | ISBN-10: 1451645074 | ePUB | 37 mb http://www.amazon.com/Man-Hi...icas-Architect/dp/1451645074 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 S.S. 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 S.S. 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. About the Author  Steven Ujifusa is an historian and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has written numerous articles on architecture and urban history for PlanPhilly.com and PhillyHistory.org. Since childhood, he has been fascinated by great American building projects, the people that made them possible, and the politics surrounding them. When he is not writing, he enjoys singing, photography, rowing on the Schuylkill River, and travel. A native of Chappaqua, New York, Steven received his undergraduate degree in history from Harvard University and a joint masters in historic preservation and real estate development from the University of Pennsylvania CONTENTS PROLOGUE: THE WAY IT WAS BOOK I: THE MAN AND THE VISION 1. SIZE, LUXURY, AND SPEED 2. ESCAPING THE RICH BOYS 3. MAURETANIA 4. J. P. MORGAN’S TITANIC 5. PIPE DREAMERS AT WORK 6. PRIZES OF WAR 7. A GIANT LIVES AGAIN 8. THE PARVENU 9. MRS. WILLIAM FRANCIS GIBBS 10. MALOLO 11. A GERMAN SEA MONSTER 12. DEATH BY FIRE 13. FDR’S NEW NAVY 14. THE QUEEN AND THE AMERICA 15. A FULL MEASURE OF TOIL BOOK II: BUILDING THE DREAM 16. A VERY PLEASING APPEARANCE 17. PRIMACY ON THE SEAS 18. A MIGHTY SWEET BABY RISES 19. AMERICAN MODERNE 20. TURN HER UP 21. CREWING UP THE BIG SHIP 22. TRUMAN ON THE ATTACK 23. THE NEW SEA QUEEN ARRIVES 24. A VERY FAST LADY 25. MASTERS OF VICTORY 26. THE HALCYON YEARS 27. TROUBLE ASHORE 28. NO TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE 29. SECRETS TOLD EPILOGUE PHOTOGRAPHS NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX Sharing Widget |