The abandoned ocean : a history of United States maritime policy

Author(s)

• Gibson, Andrew
• Donovan, Arthur L.

Bibliographic Information

The abandoned ocean : a history of United States maritime policy

Andrew Gibson and Arthur Donovan

（Studies in maritime history）

University of South Carolina Press, c2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-339) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An appraisal of US maritime policy from the establishment of a merchant marine after the Revolutionary War, through the radical industry transformations of the 20th century. It calls for a reassessment of maritime policy and a shift from military to commercial considerations.

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Details

• NCID: BA47669781
• ISBN:
  • 1570033196
• LCCN: 99006133
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Columbia, S.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 362 p., [20] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : VK23
  • DC21 : 387.5/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Merchant marine -- United States -- History
  • LCSH : Navigation -- United States -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06756750