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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carse, Robert, 1902-1971 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [1967]
Subjects:
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Juvenile literature.
Seafaring life > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Seafaring life.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale) > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Vie en mer > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Seafaring life
United States
1600-1775
Literature
History
Juvenile works
Literature.
Littérature.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:344 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332) and index.