MEARS, Eliot Grinnell. Maritime Trade of Western United States. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, (1935). Pp 538. 8vo, ribbed red cloth. A comprehensive analysis of the trading patterns of the "American Pacific Empire" at its high-water mark before the outbreak of World War Two. Contents include: "Shipping and Trade Position of the Region"; "Geographical Influences"; "Utilization of Economic Resources"; "Beginnings of Seacoast Trade"; "Effects of the Panama Canal"; "Some Pitfalls in Shipping Statistics"; "Leading Coast Ports"; "Types of Vessels and Services"; "Domestic Coastal Cargoes"; "Ocean Traffic with Canada and Latin America"; "Ocean Traffic with Europe"; "Ocean Traffic with Far Eastern Countries";"Trade Setting of Oceania and the Orient"; "Cargo Tonnage Changes, 1929-1932"; "'Invisible' Shipping Activities"; "Shipping Conferences- British and American"; "Pacific Shipping Conferences"; "Government Subsidies- British and Japanese"; "Government Subsidies- American"; "Résumé"; "A Forecast". With six appendices and an index. Spine sunned, very slightly rubbed, else vg. Presentation copy signed by author. 195.00. Seller Inventory # 33049

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Title: Maritime Trade of Western United States. ...

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 1935,

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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