The S.S. United States book is the first comprehensive work on the vessel in decades. This volume includes many rarely seen photographs from the liner¿s golden years to her forlorn and lonely twilight years. Follow Frank Braynard, the nation¿s leading maritime historian, and Robert Hudson Westover as they chronicle the life of the S.S. United States. The United States, which still holds the West-bound speed record on the North Atlantic, is the greatest ocean liner this country has ever built, and this book stands as a fitting tribute and celebration of her maiden voyage. Author Bio: Frank O. Braynard (1916-2007), maritime author and artist, was a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune. A graduate of Duke University, Braynard held a post at the American Merchant Marine Institute and served as president of the Steamship Historical Society of America, curator of the American Merchant Marine Museum, and director of New York¿s South Street Seaport Museum.

Frank O. Braynard (1916-2007) was a maritime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, curator of the American Merchant Marine Museum, and director of New York's South Street Seaport Museum. A graduate of Duke University and recipient of several prestigious maritime awards, Braynard also held a post at the American Merchant Marine Institute, served as president of the Steamship Historical Society of America, and was an honorary member of the Council of American Master Mariners.