Morison, Samuel Eliot.

The Maritime History of Massachusetts (1783 – 1860). With Illustrations.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company – The Riverside Press Company, 1941. Octavo. XI,420 pages with wonderful illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to the jacket (some fraying and loss to corners of the jacket only). The book is firm and due to the protected dustjacket in wonderful gift-condition.

Includes very interesting chapters like:

The Colonial Background / The Northwest Fur Trade / The Salem East Indies / Cape Cod and Cape Ann / The Whalers / The PAssing of Salem / Newburyport and Nantucket / With a Supplement of Letters and an Appendix with Statistics.

• Keywords: American History · American History – Rare · American Maritime History · Maritime Art · Maritime History · Maritime History – Rare · Massachusetts · Nautical · Nautical Books
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32085AB

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