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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.

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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.

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