The American ship and the American sailor -- The transition from sails to steam -- An ugly feature of early seafaring -- The whaling industry -- The privateers -- The Arctic tragedy -- The Great Lakes -- The Mississippi and tributary rivers -- The New England fisheries -- The sailor's safeguards
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Originally published: New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1902
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