Lawrence Driscoll

In 1950, at the age of seven, Larry Driscoll and his family boarded the S.S. America, sailing for LeHavre France. Over the next seven years the Driscolls' made several return trips home on the S.S. United States. He has been fascinated with ocean liners ever since.

After retiring from work in education Driscoll took up a second career as a writer and maritime historian specializing in American passenger liners. His first book on the S.S. America was well received and went into a second printing.

A recent series of articles for the magazine Power Ships led to his second book on the United States.

There is no shortage of books on the ship and Driscoll's goal was to provide the reader with fresh and new information.

He builds the story of the ship around the colorful characters who built and sailed her. The reader is on board for the risk filled excitement of the maiden voyage, including a portrait of the plucky captain who skippered the ship to victory. The story also delves into little known aspects of the ship from conception to glory days and sad decline.