LEADER 02891nam 2200529 450 001 9910798557003321 005 20170924201631.0 010 $a1-4930-2431-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000777659 035 $a(EBL)4625129 035 $a(OCoLC)956376094 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4625129 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000777659 100 $a20160831h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aHeroes of New York harbor $etales from the citys port /$fMarian Betancourt ; foreword by Captain Brian McAllister and Edmond Moran Jr 210 1$aGuilford, Connecticut :$cGlobe Pequot,$d2017. 210 2$a[Place of distribution not identified] :$cNational Book Network,$d[date of distribution not identified] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4930-2430-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Acknowledgments 327 $aSourcesIndex; About the Author 330 $aToday 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 the 606 $aMilitary weapons 606 $aHeroes$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aNew York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)$xHistory 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary weapons. 615 0$aHeroes 676 $a355.8209 700 $aBetancourt$b Marian$01476996 702 $aMcAllister$b Brian$cCaptain, 702 $aMoran$b Edmond$cJr., 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798557003321 996 $aHeroes of New York harbor$93853250 997 $aUNINA