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245 10 a| Launching Liberty :b| the epic race to build the ships that took America to war /c| Doug Most.;

246 30 a| Epic race to build the ships that took America to war;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Simon & Schuster,c| 2025.;

300 a| xxiv, 439 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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353 a| indexb| index0| http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/msupplcont/index;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| 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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Launching Liberty : the epic race to build the ships that took America to war / Doug Most.

Author/creator	Most, Doug author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xxiv, 439 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967 http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n82220554 Liberty ships--History. World War, 1939-1945--Transportation. --United States. Merchant marine--United States. --History. --20th century. Shipbuilding industry--United States. --History. --20th century. Shipbuilding industry--United States. --History.

Portion of title	Epic race to build the ships that took America to war
Contents	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.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Documents d'information.
LCCN	2025007984
ISBN	9781668017784
ISBN	1668017784 (hardcover)
ISBN	(paperback)
ISBN	(paperback)
ISBN	(electronic book)

Launching Liberty : the epic race to build the ships that took America to war / Doug Most.

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