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Author:
Fabey, Michael, author.
Title:
Heavy metal : the hard days and nights of the shipyard workers who build America's supercarriers / Michael Fabey.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
William Morrowan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subject:
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company--History.
Shipbuilding--Newport News--Newport News--History.
Shipbuilding industry--Newport News--Newport News--History.--History.
Aircraft carriers--United States--Design and construction.
TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History.
HISTORY / Military / Naval.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General.
Newport News (Va.)--History, Naval.
Summary:
Presents the extraordinary story of the Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia and its thirty thousand employees and shipyard workers who battle layoffs, the elements, impossible deadlines, extraordinary pressure, workplace dangers, and a pandemic to build the U.S. Navy's newest and most powerful aircraft carrier.
ISBN:
0062996258
9780062996251
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1331440740
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)
XEPE697 -- Red Oak Public Library (Red Oak)

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