02891nam 2200529 450 991081822050332120170924201631.01-4930-2431-0(CKB)3710000000777659(EBL)4625129(OCoLC)956376094(MiAaPQ)EBC4625129(EXLCZ)99371000000077765920160831h20172017 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHeroes of New York harbor tales from the citys port /Marian Betancourt ; foreword by Captain Brian McAllister and Edmond Moran JrGuilford, Connecticut :Globe Pequot,2017.[Place of distribution not identified] :National Book Network,[date of distribution not identified]©20171 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4930-2430-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Map; Foreword; Introduction; Ch01. Jonathan Williams: Keeping Us Safe from Enemies; Ch02. The Irish Navy, Part 1: The Moran Family; Ch03. The Irish Navy, Part 2: The McAllister Family; Ch04. Dynamite Johnny O'Brien: A Captain Unafraid; Ch05. John Newton: The Man Who Opened Hell Gate; Ch06. Emily Warren Roebling and The Great Bridge; Ch07. John Wolfe Ambrose: Bringing in the Biggest Ships; Ch08. Lighthouse Kate Walker: Single Working Mom; Ch09. Irving Bush's Folly; Ch10. Malcom McLean: Thinking Inside the Box; Ch11. Admiral Richard Bennis: Captain of The Port, 9/11; AcknowledgmentsSourcesIndex; About the AuthorToday the Port of New York is where container ships and tankers park while waiting to reload and be on their way around the world. Long black tankers support layered white wheelhouses. Bright orange freighters with pink hulls and white cabins support deck cranes sitting like giant grasshoppers. The orange Staten Island ferries transverse the harbor, passing each other in front of Ms. Liberty through the day and night. The high-speed commuter ferries between Wall Street glide along regal Cruise ships and the new Freedom Tower, higher and more glittering than its predecessor, stands watch at theMilitary weaponsHeroesUnited StatesBiographyNew York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)HistoryNew York (N.Y.)HistoryMilitary weapons.Heroes355.8209Betancourt Marian1646898McAllister BrianCaptain,Moran EdmondJr.,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818220503321Heroes of New York harbor4080702UNINA