History

American Shipping, Its History and Economic Conditions

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Publisher: Jena G. Fischer Publication date: 1913 Subjects: Shipping — United States History Merchant marine — United States Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there…. More >>

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MERSEY SHIPPING: A Photographic History

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A photographic history of the Mersey docks. Overshadowing the port of Chester, Liverpool grew in size from the 1800s on sugar and slavery. Expanding over the following two centuries, the port has grown to take over part of the other side of the Mersey, with docks at Birkenhead, Ellesmere Port and Wallasey, as well as along the coast from Liverpool. Ian Collard brings together a superb selection of images of shipping on the river from the 1860s to the present day, lo… More >>

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A History of Greek-Owned Shipping: The Making of an International Tramp Fleet, 1830 to the Present Day

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This study provides the most comprehensive history of the development of modern Greek shipping ever published, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It is richly illustrated with numerous maps, photographs and extensive tables…. More >>

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