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Title Crossing on time : steam engines, fast ships, and a journey to the New World / David Macaulay.
Author Macaulay, David, author.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2019.
©2019
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Location Call No. Status
 Chickasaw  J 623.8243 MAC    Check Shelves
 Fairview Shores  J 623.8243 MAC    Check Shelves
 Southeast  J 623.8243 MAC    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  J 623.8243 MAC    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 127 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Children lcdgt
Summary "An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Audience Ages 8-14.
Subject Gibbs, William F. (William Francis), 1886-1967.
United States (Steamship) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Ocean liners -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Shipbuilding -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Ocean liners.
Shipbuilding.
Genre Instructional and educational works.
ISBN 9781596434776 (hardcover) : $24.99
1596434775 (hardcover)