Launching liberty : the epic race to build the ships that took America to war / Doug Most.
Out of nothing but the government's behest, a few bold men conjured a giant ship-building industry in 1940 and launched the ships that took America to war and to victory.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668017784
- ISBN: 1668017784
- ISBN: 9781668017791
- ISBN: 1668017792
- Physical Description: xxiv, 439 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Wonderboat -- A shipbuilding glossary -- Author's note -- Part I: The plan. Zigzagging the Atlantic ; "Secret: merchant shipbuilding mission to USA" ; The legend of Jerry Land ; 17,000 miles, three weeks ; Torpedoed -- Part II: Partners. Henry the builder ; Hoover ; A history lesson ; Henry the shipbuilder ; A clambake seals the deal ; Arsenal of democracy -- Part III: Designs and decisions. "Ugly ducklings" ; A boy's dreams ; Engines and guns ; Selecting sites ; Liberty -- Part IV: Ships and shipyards. Upside down forests ; The firsts ; Liberty fleet day ; Launching and loading ; Neutral no more ; "A war of transportation" ; Nerves of steel -- Part V: Building a workforce. "Avalanche of humanity" ; Revolutionizing the workplace ; The map speech ; Strikes, safety, and sexism ; Building the builders ; Speed kings ; Wendy the Welder ; Gus -- Part VI: Fast, faster, fastest. Lessons from Motor City ; Darkness, disgrace, defeat ; Perfecting prefab ; Pistol-packin' mamas ; A Liberty carries a legacy ; Stunt ships ; A Liberty's victory -- Part VII: "There she goes". Setting the table ; Hull no. 440 ; "Nuts to seven days" ; Aboard the Peary -- Epilogue: From Liberty to Victory.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 940.54 MOS (Text) | 37810435837140 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
