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344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Surveys the founding and early history of America's greatest seaports: Castine, Portsmouth, Boston, Salem, Bristol and Newport, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans. Examines life in each port and its role in early maritime history, shipbuilding, and trade.
From the Library of Harrison T. Meserole 2002.