American Merchant Ships, 1850-1900 (Dover Maritime)
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486255387 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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nice not really what i wanted.i was hoping for a history of the merchant marine in stead its a ships history .nice book
A select group of 131 of these magnificently designed and built ships are depicted in a stirring series of photographs and works of art, and 64 merchant ship captains peer forth from an imposing gallery of photographic portraits.American Merchant Ships 1850–1900 was written and compiled early in the twentieth century, when the halcyon days of merchant sailing were still easily within recall. Here, too, are details to warm the hearts of naval historians and sailing-ship enthusiasts alike: ships' dimensions, tonnage, launching dates, speed and length of voyages, cargoes, commanding officers, and much more.American Merchant Ships 1850–1900 is both a work of great scholarship and enormous pop