The Way of the Ship: America's Maritime History Reenvisioned, 1600-2000

by Alex Roland

Book Overview

The history of shipping in America, as traditionally recounted, is based primarily on the fortunes of the American merchant marine. This book offers a global perspective and considers oceanic shipping and domestic shipping along America's coasts and inland waterways, with explanations of the forces that influenced the way of the ship. The result is an eye-opening look at American maritime history and the ways it helped shaped the nation's history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470136006
• ISBN13: 9780470136003
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"