Along the Waterfront Freighters at New York in the 1950S and 1960S

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 followon 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.

ISBN:	9781445654089
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing
Imprint:	Amberley Publishing
Published date:	15 Feb 2016
DEWEY:	387.2450974709045
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	126
Weight:	420g
Height:	170mm
Width:	246mm
Spine width:	11mm

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