The American Line: (1871-1902)

by William Henry Flayhart III

The story of the development of the American Merchant Marine remains one of the most glorious chapters in the early history of the United States. Up until the Civil War the American sailing ships carried the Stars and Stripes around the world with honor to the nation and profit to their owners. The war and the concurrent change from sail to steam brought disaster to American shipping. By 1870 there were no American passenger liners on the North Atlantic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393047105
• ISBN13: 9780393047103
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.9" x 10.4"