Queens of the western ocean; the story of America's mail and passenger sailing lines
History
xxi, 672 pages illustrations, portraits, plans 27 cm
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1607-1725: Colonial Maritime Policy
1726-1774: The Policy Pays Off
1775-1814: The Test of War
1815-1821: The First Western Ocean Queens
1815-1821: The First Coastal Queens
1815-1821: Start of Steam Competition
1822-1826: The Greater Queens Move in Check
1822-1826: High Tide of the Coastal Lines
1827-1837: Steam Competition Gains Headway
1838..1847: New Queens Meet the Challenge
1838-1847: The Queens Triumph
1848-1857: Steam Brings Up the Reserves
1848-1857: Armageddon
1858-1860: Triumph of Steam