Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
American Shipping
Author: History of American Shipping. Its Prestige, Decline, and Prospect
Author: Charles Stephen HillPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385316227
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
The Postwar Outlook for American Shipping
Author: United States. Maritime Commission. Postwar planning committeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The French Assault on American Shipping, 1793-1813
Author: Greg H. WilliamsPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786454075
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, France was plagued by war and crop failures and was desperately in need of supplies. Legally and illegally, French privateers and cruisers took cargo from merchant vessels of every nation, perhaps the United States more than any other. At least 6,479 U.S. claims involving more than 2,300 vessels were filed and these claims give a close approximation of American goods lost to the French. The three main sections of this reference book present a comprehensive accounting of the losses (arranged by ship), descriptions of court cases involving important questions of law, and the disposition of claims. Also included are a glossary, a list of geographical locations mentioned in the text, and an overview of relevant acts of Congress, proclamations, treaties, and foreign decrees.
Foreign Commerce and Decadence of American Shipping
Author: United States. Department of the TreasuryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Underwriters of the United States
Author: Hannah FarberPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469663643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign loans, sell state debts, and establish a single national bank. Afterward, they increased their influence by lending money to the federal government and to its citizens. Even as federal and state governments began to encroach on their domain, maritime insurers adapted, preserving their autonomy and authority through extensive involvement in the formation of commercial law. Leveraging their claims to unmatched expertise, they operated free from government interference while simultaneously embedding themselves into the nation's institutional fabric. By the early nineteenth century, insurers were no longer just risk assessors. They were nation builders and market makers. Deeply and imaginatively researched, Underwriters of the United States uses marine insurers to reveal a startlingly original story of risk, money, and power in the founding era.
Oversight of the Foreign-flagging Requests of American Shipping Companies
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Merchant MarinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Sale of the American-Oriental Mail Line by the U.S. Shipping Board
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mail steamers
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Blue Book of American Shipping
Author: American Shipping Interests
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382162652
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.