num_pages: 128
description: Prior to the 1800s ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But the invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean travel forever: the steamship.Author-illustrator David Macaulay guides readers through the history that culminated in the building of the most advancedand lastof these steamships: the SS United States. This book explores the design and construction of the ship and the life of its designer and engineer William Francis Gibbs.
language: English
title: Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World
publisher: Roaring Brook Press