The Story of the American Merchant Marine

The Story of the American Merchant Marine

The Story of the American Merchant Marine[1]THE first vessel built within the limits of the United States...
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Author: Spears, John Randolph,1850-1936
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The Story of the American Merchant Marine

The Story of the American Merchant Marine

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The Story of the American Merchant Marine

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Spears, John Randolph,1850-1936
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Story of the American Merchant Marine

[1]THE first vessel built within the limits of the United States for commercial uses was a sea-going pinnace of thirty tons named the Virginia. Her keel was laid at the mouth of the Kennebec River, in Maine, on an unnamed day in the fall of 1607. The story of this vessel, though brief, is of great interest because, in part, of certain peculiarities of rig and hull which, in connection with a sea-going vessel, now seem astounding, but chiefly because it portrays something of the character of the men who, a little later, laid the foundations of the American Republic. The adventure which led to the building of the Virginia grew out of that wonderful harvest of the sea, the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. For more than a hundred years before she was built many fishermen of Europe had been sailing to the Banks in early spring and returning home each fall. Throughout the sixteenth century there were from 100 to 300 fishing vessels there [2] every year, excepting only those years when wars raged the hardest. In 1577, for instance, as the records show, 350 vessels sailed for the Banks, gathered their harvest, went ashore in the bay where St. John, Newfoundland, now stands, cured the catch on flakes built on the beach, and then sailed for home well satisfied. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 53122
Author: Spears, John Randolph
Release Date: Sep 22, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English

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