The Story
After WWII, U.S. ports hosted the most luxurious and famous liners constructed by American master shipbuilders. These peacetime ambassadors carried refugees from wartorn lands to new lives in our shining cities and enabled leisurely travel in sparkling new American liners to tropical ports around the globe. The fascinating story of Americas postwar luxury passenger linerslike the famed United States, the fastest liner in the world, and her consort America, the American Export sunliners Constitution and Independence, Grace Lines fleet of luxury liners like the Santa Paula and Santa Rosa, the MooreMc Cormack liners Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, the white ships of the Matson Line, such as the Lurline and Monterey, and the American President liners President Polk and President Monroealong with period photographs, advertisements, menus, post cards and other memorabilia.
Description
After WWII, U.S. ports hosted the most luxurious and famous liners constructed by American master shipbuilders. These peacetime ambassadors carried refugees from wartorn lands to new lives in our shining cities and enabled leisurely travel in sparkling new American liners to tropical ports around the globe. The fascinating story of Americas postwar luxury passenger linerslike the famed United States, the fastest liner in the world, and her consort America, the American Export sunliners Constitution and Independence, Grace Lines fleet of luxury liners like the Santa Paula and Santa Rosa, the MooreMc Cormack liners Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, the white ships of the Matson Line, such as the Lurline and Monterey, and the American President liners President Polk and President Monroealong with period photographs, advertisements, menus, post cards and other memorabilia.
