Along the Waterfront: Freighters at New York in the 1950s and 1960s

by William H. Miller

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 follow on to Along the Hudson (which looked at passenger ships in the Port of New York), covers the vast and fascinating fleet of freighters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445654083
• ISBN13: 9781445654089
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.6" x 6.6"