Along the Waterfront

$15.99

Taxes may apply at checkout.

Along the Waterfront

Freighters at New York in the 1950s and 1960s

Ships and boats: general interest

Author: William H. Miller

Dinosaur mascot

Language: English

Published by: Amberley Publishing

Published on: 15th February 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 19 Mb

ISBN: 9781445654096


The 1954 film On the Waterfront

brought to life the New York docks of the 1950s, when it was often said that a ship, usually a freighter, arrived or departed every 24 minutes, around the clock. Now, the Port of New York is handling more cargo than ever before, but all of it containerised.

Along the Waterfront

a follow on to Along the Hudson (which looked at passenger ships in the Port of New York), covers the vast and fascinating fleet of freighters that once called at New York, including ships and companies that did not quite make it, such as the Bull Line, Standard Fruit, Torm Lines and the Booth Steamship Company.

In this book, William H. Miller takes the reader on an evocative trip back to the days of the New York docks as they were portrayed in On the Waterfront.

Show moreShow less