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Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0471143847ISBN 13: 9780471143840
Seller: Storbeck's, Georgetown, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. No spine crease. 311 pages. Great American Places. Our maritime heritage is perhaps best represented by shipsships that brought our ancestors to the New World, that fought in battles to protect our shores, that moved people and goods from one coast to another and along the continent's great waterways, and that opened up commerce in foreign lands. Yet, for all their great importance, ships are among the most fragile of historic resources. They are especially subject to neglect and require extraordinary care to preserve them. And they cannot be as easily put to new uses as old buildings, requiring, therefore, a special dedication if they are preserved. Great American Ships for the first time celebrates this part of our national maritime heritage. Here are cataloged more than 225 ships on view to the public from Maine to Hawaiiincluding riverboats, battleships, ocean liners, fishing craft, yachts, and submarines.