American Merchant Ships 1850 To 1900 Paperback

American Merchant Ships 1850 To 1900 Paperback Book Frederick Matthews -Paperback book -399 pages -Covers show some shelf and edge wear - "American Merchant Ships 1850–1900 was written and compiled early in the twentieth century, when the halcyon days of merchant sailing were still easily within recall. Meticulously researched, with many verbatim accounts taken from contemporary sources, the text was reviewed wherever possible by the ships' builders, owners, and captains. Unlike the older and fa