The Old Merchant Marine
by Ralph Delahaye Paine
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About this eBook
- Author
- Paine, Ralph Delahaye, 1871-1925
- Title
- The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors
- Credits
- Produced by The James J. Kelly Library of St. Gregory's University, Alev Akman, Dianne Bean, Carrie Lorenz, and David Widger
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
- Subject
- Merchant marine -- United States -- History
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 3099
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3099
- Release Date
- February 1, 2002
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE,
- 2.A CHRONICLE OF AMERICAN SHIPS AND SAILORS
- 3.By Ralph D. Paine
- 4.Contents — THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE — THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE
- 5.CHAPTER I. COLONIAL ADVENTURERS IN LITTLE SHIPS
- 6.CHAPTER II. THE PRIVATEERS OF '76
- 7.CHAPTER III. OUT CUTLASES AND BOARD
- 8.CHAPTER IV. THE FAMOUS DAYS OF SALEM PORT
- 9.CHAPTER V. YANKEE VIKINGS AND NEW TRADE ROUTES
- 10.CHAPTER VI. "FREE TRADE AND SAILORS' RIGHTS"
- 11.CHAPTER VII. THE BRILLIANT ERA OF 1812
- 12.CHAPTER VIII. THE PACKET SHIPS OF THE "ROARING FORTIES"
- 13.CHAPTER IX. THE STATELY CLIPPER AND HER GLORY
- 14.CHAPTER X. BOUND COASTWISE
- 15.BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
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