Maritime capital : the shipping industry in Atlantic Canada, 1820-1914 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sager, Eric W., 1946-
Other Authors:	Panting, Gerald
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1990. Montréal : 1990.
Subjects:	Maritime Provinces > Economic conditions. 1800-1899 Shipping > Atlantic Provinces > History. Atlantic Provinces > Economic conditions. Shipbuilding industry > Atlantic Provinces > History History

Table of Contents:

Illustrative Material; Acknowledgments; 1. Sailing Ships and Regional History; 2. Rise of an Enclave Industry; 3. Colonial Argosy; 4. Maritime Merchants in the Old Colonial System; 5. Rise and Decline of the Ocean Fleets; 6. Capital, Labour, and Profits; 7. Merchant Shipowners in the Industrial Era; 8. A Culture of Entrepot Growth; 9. Maritime Capital and Economic Development; 10. Postscript: A Comparative Perspective; Appendix A: Sample Gross Revenue Calculations, 1863, 1873; Appendix B: Average Gross Revenue, Selected Commodities; Appendix C: Returns on Six Nova Scotia Vessels 1867-92.