The Story of the American Merchant Marine (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. From Colonial Sea Commerce to Clippers, Steamships, and America's Rise in Ocean TradeBy John Randolph Spears
Length8h 38m
About this audiobook
The Story of the American Merchant Marine is a vigorous historical survey of American commercial seafaring, tracing its development from colonial coastal trade and Revolutionary privateering through the age of packets, whalers, clippers, steamships, and modern competition. Written in a lucid narrative style characteristic of early twentieth-century popular history, the book combines anecdote, economic observation, and patriotic interpretation. Spears places maritime commerce within the larger story of national expansion, showing how ships, sailors, merchants, and shipbuilders helped shape American power. John Randolph Spears was an American journalist and historian whose extensive writing on naval and maritime subjects reflects both archival curiosity and a reporter's eye for vivid incident. His familiarity with sea literature, commerce, and national policy enabled him to treat the merchant marine not merely as a business enterprise, but as a cultural institution. Writing at a time when Americans debated maritime decline and naval preparedness, Spears sought to recover a neglected heroic tradition. This book is recommended for readers interested in maritime history, American economic development, and the literature of national identity. It will especially reward those seeking an accessible yet informed account of how ocean commerce influenced the United States' rise.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length8 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 23, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER I IN THE BEGINNING
3CHAPTER II EARLY GROWTH
4CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SMUGGLER AND THE PIRATE
5CHAPTER IV BEFORE THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
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6CHAPTER V MERCHANTMEN IN BATTLE ARRAY
7CHAPTER VI EARLY ENTERPRISE OF THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE
8CHAPTER VII FRENCH AND OTHER SPOLIATIONS
9CHAPTER VIII THE BRITISH AGGRESSIONS
10CHAPTER IX THE BEGINNINGS OF STEAM NAVIGATION
11CHAPTER X PRIVATEERS, PIRATES, AND SLAVERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
12CHAPTER XI THE HARVEST OF THE SEA BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR
13CHAPTER XII THE PACKET LINES AND THE CLIPPERS
14CHAPTER XIII DEEP-WATER STEAMSHIPS—PART I
15CHAPTER XIV DEEP-WATER STEAMSHIPS—PART II
16CHAPTER XV THE CRITICAL PERIOD
17CHAPTER XVI DURING A HALF CENTURY OF DEPRESSION
18Memorable Quotes
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