A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the SS United States
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A fascinating historical account...A snapshot of the American Dream
culminating with this country's mid-century greatness (The Wall
Street Journal). 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.
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