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SS United States Featured in Dazzling New Publication
Posted: October 19, 2011

The Conservancy is pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive new history of the SS United States by British maritime expert and author Les Streater. The book, titled SS United States, America's Superliner, contains a treasure trove of SS United States imagery and information. The book chronicles the story of the vessel from William Francis Gibbs' early conceptions to the Conservancy's current efforts to foster a public-private partnership to facilitate the ship's redevelopment. Handsome, 250-page hardbound copies are available from Maritime Publishing Concepts. To order, please e-mail:

sales@marpubs.demon.co.uk or visit www.lesstreater.com.

Streater has very graciously offered to donate 10 percent of the book's sale proceeds to the SS United States Conservancy. The Conservancy is delighted to spread the word on this comprehensive work on our great ship. Streater was meticulous in his research for the book and has assembled an extraordinary collection of vintage photographs to accompany his riveting narrative.

The Conservancy was fortunate enough to be introduced to Les Streater by Carl Weber, administrator of the SS United States Yahoo Group, a long-time friend of the organization. We are grateful to both Carl and Les for their ongoing support.