The Maritime History Of Massachusetts 1783-1860

Here is no catalogue of ships, reader, nor naval chronicle, but a story of maritime enterprise; of the shipping, seaborne commerce, whaling, and fishing belonging to one American commonwealth. I have chosen to catch the story at half flood, when Massachusetts vessels first sought Far-Eastern waters, and to stay with it only so long as wind and sail would serve. For to one who has sailed a clipper ship, even in fancy, all later models of ocean carriage must seem decadent. Samuel Eliot Morison

• | Author: Samuel Eliot Morison
• | Publisher: Converpage
• | Publication Date: Jan 17, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 518 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0972815562
• | ISBN-13: 9780972815567