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Author : Willis Abbot
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429020145
Author : Willis J Abbot
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368240332
Reproduction of the original.
Author : willis j. abbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Willis John Abbot
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1547188324
The American Ship and the American Sailor-New England's Lead on the Ocean-The Earliest American Ship-Building-How the Shipyards Multiplied-Lawless Times on the High Seas-Ship-Building in the Forests and on the Farm-Some Early Types-The Course of Maritime Trade-The First Schooner and the First Full-Rigged Ship-Jealousy and Antagonism of England-The Pest of Privateering-Encouragement from Congress-The Golden Days of Our Merchant Marine-Fighting Captains and Trading Captains-Ground Between France and England-Checked by the Wars-Sealing and Whaling-Into the Pacific-How Yankee Boys Mounted the Quarter-deck-Some Stories of Early Seamen-The Packets and Their Exploits. When the Twentieth Century opened, the American sailor was almost extinct. The nation which, in its early and struggling days, had given to the world a race of seamen as adventurous as the Norse Vikings had, in the days of its greatness and prosperity turned its eyes away from the sea and yielded to other people the mastery of the deep. One living in the past, reading the newspapers, diaries and record-books of the early days of the Nineteenth Century, can hardly understand how an occupation which played so great a part in American life as seafaring could ever be permitted to decline. The dearest ambition of the American boy of our early national era was to command a clipper ship-but how many years it has been since that ambition entered into the mind of young America! In those days the people of all the young commonwealths from Maryland northward found their interests vitally allied with maritime adventure. Without railroads, and with only the most wretched excuses for post-roads, the States were linked together by the sea; and coastwise traffic early began to employ a considerable number of craft and men. Three thousand miles of ocean separated Americans from the market in which they must sell their produce and buy their luxuries. Immediately upon the settlement of the seaboard the Colonists themselves took up this trade, building and manning their own vessels and speedily making their way into every nook and corner of Europe. We, who have seen, in the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, the American flag the rarest of all ensigns to be met on the water, must regard with equal admiration and wonder the zeal for maritime adventure that made the infant nation of 1800 the second seafaring people in point of number of vessels, and second to none in energy and enterprise. THE SHALLOP New England early took the lead in building ships and manning them, and this was but natural since her coasts abounded in harbors; navigable streams ran through forests of trees fit for the ship-builder's adze; her soil was hard and obdurate to the cultivator's efforts; and her people had not, like those who settled the South, been drawn from the agricultural classes. Moreover, as I shall show in other chapters, the sea itself thrust upon the New Englanders its riches for them to gather....
Author : Willis J Abbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798646785313
When the Twentieth Century opened, the American sailor was almost extinct. The nation which, in its early and struggling days, had given to the world a race of seamen as adventurous as the Norse Vikings had, in the days of its greatness and prosperity turned its eyes away from the sea and yielded to other people the mastery of the deep. One living in the past, reading the newspapers, diaries and record-books of the early days of the Nineteenth Century, can hardly understand how an occupation which played so great a part in American life as seafaring could ever be permitted to decline. The dearest ambition of the American boy of our early national era was to command a clipper ship-but how many years it has been since that ambition entered into the mind of young America! In those days the people of all the young commonwealths from Maryland northward found their interests vitally allied with maritime adventure. Without railroads, and with only the most wretched excuses for post-roads, the States were linked together by the sea; and coastwise traffic early began to employ a considerable number of craft and men.
Author : Willis J 1863-1934 Abbot
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356465498
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Willis J Abbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798646784965
When the Twentieth Century opened, the American sailor was almost extinct. The nation which, in its early and struggling days, had given to the world a race of seamen as adventurous as the Norse Vikings had, in the days of its greatness and prosperity turned its eyes away from the sea and yielded to other people the mastery of the deep. One living in the past, reading the newspapers, diaries and record-books of the early days of the Nineteenth Century, can hardly understand how an occupation which played so great a part in American life as seafaring could ever be permitted to decline. The dearest ambition of the American boy of our early national era was to command a clipper ship-but how many years it has been since that ambition entered into the mind of young America! In those days the people of all the young commonwealths from Maryland northward found their interests vitally allied with maritime adventure. Without railroads, and with only the most wretched excuses for post-roads, the States were linked together by the sea; and coastwise traffic early began to employ a considerable number of craft and men.
Author : Willis Abbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540389669
In all times and ages, the deeds of the men who sail the deep as its policemen or its soldiery have been sung in praise. It is time for chronicle of the high courage, the reckless daring, and oftentimes the noble self-sacrifice of those who use the Seven Seas to extend the markets of the world, to bring nations nearer together, to advance science, and to cement the world into one great interdependent whole. Willis John Abbott (1863-1934), American journalist and author of several maritime books, gives a detailed account of the history of merchant shipping in the United States.
Author : Willis J. Abbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1296070697
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Frederick C. Matthews
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486255385
Encyclopedic resource recounts sailing histories, vital statistics of 322 vessels: voyages, cargoes, tonnage, builders, shipboard life, and more. 195 black-and-white photos and illustrations.
Author : William Horace Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041583241
Author : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547167945
This book gives a fascinating history of the American merchant marine. The book contains thrilling stories about brave Americans, their love for the sea, and adventures at sea in the 1600s and 1800s. In this book, the author focuses on American merchantmen, the American navy, privateers, and fishermen, as well as discussing the American revolution and post-revolutionary war dangers to merchantmen and the Federal legislation enacted to promote and protect the American sea trade. The book contains the following: Colonial Adventures in Little Ships - The Privateers of '76 - Out Cutlases and Board - The Famous Days of Salem Port - Yankee Vikings and New Trade Routes - Free Trade and Sailors' Rights - The Brilliant Era of 1812 - The Packet Ships of the "Roaring Forties" - The Stately Clippers and her Glory - Bound Coastwise.
Author : Ralph D Paine
Publisher : Double 9 Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9359325554
"The Old Merchant Marine," by Ralph D. Paine, is a fascinating and in-depth look at the crucial role that American merchant ships and seafarers played in establishing the country's early economic development and global trade. Paine's rigorous research and colorful storytelling transport readers back to a time when merchant ships were the lifeblood of commerce, connecting faraway nations and helping the United States rise as a maritime power. Paine introduces readers to the daring sailors, heroic commanders, and resilient ships who navigated perilous waters and conquered great hurdles via entertaining storytelling and historical accounts. He examines the advancement of maritime technology, the construction of trade routes, and the competitive forces that propelled American merchant shipping to prominence. Paine also looks at how political events, conflicts, and shifting economic landscapes affect the merchant marine business. Paine's love of maritime history shines through as he weaves a compelling tapestry of stories that highlight the courage, determination, and adventurous spirit of those who sailed under the American flag.
Author : Howard Chapin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1684220696
2017 Reprint of 1926 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. A privateer was a private person or ship that engaged in maritime warfare under a commission of war. The commission, also known as a letter of marque, empowered the person to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war, including attacking foreign vessels during wartime and taking them as prizes. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided between the privateer sponsors, ship owners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission. Since robbery under arms was common to seaborne trade, all merchant ships were already armed. During war, naval resources were auxiliary to operations on land so privateering was a way of subsidizing state power by mobilizing armed ships and sailors. Chapin's work covers the first century of American colonial privateering, 1625-1725. This includes the not only the American colonies, but the Caribbean colonies as well. A title that is very difficult to find on the second hand market.
Author : Ralph D. Paine
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0365301566
Excerpt from The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors A vessel was a community venture, and the custom still survives in the ancient ports of the Maine coast where the shapely wooden schooners are fashioned. The blacksmith, the rigger, the calker, took their pay in shares. They became part owners, as did likewise the merchant who supplied stores and material; and when the ship was afloat, the master, the mates, and even the seamen, were allowed cargo space for commodities which they might buy and sell to their own ad vantage. Thus early they learned to trade as shrewdly as they navigated, and every voyage directly concerned a whole neighborhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.