When the Twentieth Century opened, the American sailor was almost extinct.
When the Twentieth Century opened, the American sailor was almost extinct.
Willis John Abbott (1863-1934), American journalist and author of several maritime books, gives a detailed account of the history of merchant shipping in the United States.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Describes the beginnings of the merchant marine from colonial days up to the Civil War, including the personalities of the men who ran the ships and honorable mentions of the...
2017 Reprint of 1926 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. A privateer was a private person or ship that engaged in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
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Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors
The story of American ships and sailors is an epic of blue water which seems singularly remote, almost unreal, to the later generations.