Description |
344 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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age Children |
Summary |
Surveys the founding and early history of America's greatest seaports: Castine, Portsmouth, Boston, Salem, Bristol and Newport, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans. Examines life in each port and its role in early maritime history, shipbuilding, and trade. |
Subject |
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.
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Seafaring life -- Juvenile literature.
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Seafaring life. |
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