The Story of the American Merchant Marine
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1. Front matter2. ILLUSTRATIONS3. CHAPTER I IN THE BEGINNING4. CHAPTER II EARLY GROWTH5. CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SMUGGLER AND THE PIRATE6. CHAPTER IV BEFORE THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION7. CHAPTER V MERCHANTMEN IN BATTLE ARRAY8. CHAPTER VI EARLY ENTERPRISE OF THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE9. CHAPTER VII FRENCH AND OTHER SPOLIATIONS10. CHAPTER VIII THE BRITISH AGGRESSIONS11. CHAPTER IX THE BEGINNINGS OF STEAM NAVIGATION12. CHAPTER X PRIVATEERS, PIRATES, AND SLAVERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY13. CHAPTER XI THE HARVEST OF THE SEA BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR14. CHAPTER XII THE PACKET LINES AND THE CLIPPERS15. CHAPTER XIII DEEP-WATER STEAMSHIPS—PART I16. CHAPTER XIV DEEP-WATER STEAMSHIPS—PART II17. CHAPTER XV THE CRITICAL PERIOD18. CHAPTER XVI DURING A HALF CENTURY OF DEPRESSION