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Images of America:
World War II Shipyards of the Bay
Nicholas A. Veronico
$21.95
In the dark, frenzied
years of World War II, the San Francisco Bay Area was the geographic center of a $6.3 billion West
Coast shipbuilding industry. Stretching from the Golden Gate to Vallejo to Sunnyvale, 14 Bay Area yards launched many of the ships that
helped save the free world. Basalt Rock of Napa, Bethlehem Steel of San
Francisco and Alameda, Hunters Point and Mare Island Naval Shipyards,
Joshua Hendy Iron Works of Sunnyvale, Marinship
of Sausalito, Permanente Metals in Richmond, and Western Pipe and Steel in
South San Francisco are names that still conjure memories for many locals
of one of the most impassioned war efforts in human history. Offering new
opportunities for African Americans and women, recruiters searched the
nation for workers who relocated here by the thousands. These motivated men
and women delivered Liberty cargo ships like the S.S. Robert E. Peary,
built in seven and a half days, a shipbuilding record that stands to this
day. Nicholas A. Veronico, also author of Images of Aviation: Moffett
Field as well as more than 20 books on aviation and military subjects
and a Discovery Channel documentary, has chosen and annotated these
precious images that honor those who labored in these yards, informing new
generations about their contribution to the nation in its time of need.
The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns,
and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title
presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of
the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of
local heritage, making history available to all.
6.5" x 9.25", softbound, 128
pages, 200 photos. Published by Arcadia.
ISBN 0738547174
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