Hey there folks, and welcome back to the Library blog. In the past few posts of ours, we mentioned a variety of topics covering SS United States designer William Francis Gibbs, including both Steven Ujifusa’s book “A Man and his Ship” and Gibbs’ own design plans for the SS United States. But what did Gibbs [...]

Hello again, and welcome back to the Library blog. For those of you who may not be aware, Historian Steven Ujifusa’s new book “A Man and His Ship: America’s Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the SS United States” has just been released. Ujifusa posted a video on youtube that introduces the book, [...]

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Library blog. The Daily Press just printed an article by Michael Welles Shapiro reviewing the new book by Steven Ujifusa, “A Man and his Ship: America’s Greatest Naval Architect and his Quest to Build the SS United States.”  The book explores the tenacity displayed by SS United States [...]