YARD

"The Yard captures this moment, the end of an era in New England history, through the eyes of the workers as they build and launch the USS Donald Cook, one of the last ships to be launched the old way. Here the readers step into the daily lives of the shipyard's mechanics - the welders and pipefitters and riggers and shipfitters - as the ship develops. They watch this complex evolution from the first cutting of steel through the dramatic launch and rigorous trials at sea to the destroyer's triumphant commissioning, sharing the moment when the ship's first Navy crew brings her to life."--BOOK JACKET.