Picture History of American Passenger Ships

by Miller, William H., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780486409672
• ISBN10: 0486409678
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-19
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Loving tribute to luxury liners documents more than 100 ships, including theLeviathan, theAmerica, theIndependence, thePresidentPolk, and theUnitedStates. Detailed captions provide a wealth of information on tonnage, speed, size, and passenger load. Introduction. Preface by David Perry. Bibliography. Index. Approximately 200 photographs.

Table of Contents

America's First Superliner: Leviathan	p. 1
Acquisitions, Seizures, and Other Prizes of War	p. 8
Standard Classes	p. 16
The Late Twenties: Big New Liners	p. 23
Small Ships of the Prewar Era	p. 31
Expansion: Building Up the Fleet	p. 41
New National Flagship: America	p. 60
"Combo" Ships: Passengers and Cargo	p. 69
Serving the Military During and After World War II	p. 77
Modern American Luxury at Sea	p. 89
Bibliography	p. 116
Index of Ships in Illustrations	p. 117
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