{"product_id":"from-orange-to-singapore-paul-a-mattingly-jr-9781484858240","title":"From Orange To Singapore: A Shipyard Builds a Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eLevingston Shipbuilding Company in Orange, Texas, employed a group of workers who, with their \"can-do\" spirit, forged the company forward as pioneers in shipbuilding technology, offshore drilling, and ocean exploration. In From Orange to Singapore: A Shipyard Builds a Legacy, author, Paul A. Mattingly, Jr., chronicles the workers' level of excellence as they responded to American involvement in World War II and afterwards, to the transitioning into the postwar boom. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the building of the \"Kennedy Class\" ferries for Staten Island, the New York Harbor tugboats for Moran Towing, the Glomar Challenger ocean research vessel, to the current connection to Keppel FELS (Far East Levingston Shipbuilding), the largest builder of jackup rigs in the world, the legacy of a little shipyard in Orange, Texas, continues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eThe book offers engaging and informative stories about individuals and cultures who, through their association with the shipyard, became members of the worldwide \"Levingston Family.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul a. Mattingly Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484858247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484858240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d","brand":"Paul a. Mattingly Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936145244415,"sku":"9781484858240","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_139f8a3a-a98c-4f3e-90de-d7a18b4eceb1.jpg?v=1681423848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-orange-to-singapore-paul-a-mattingly-jr-9781484858240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}