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THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE

CHAPTER I. COLONIAL ADVENTURERS IN LITTLE SHIPS CHAPTER II. THE PRIVATEERS OF '76 CHAPTER III. OUT CUTLASES AND BOARD CHAPTER IV. THE FAMOUS DAYS OF SALEM PORT CHAPTER V. YANKEE VIKINGS AND NEW TRADE ROUTES CHAPTER VI. "FREE TRADE AND SAILORS' RIGHTS" CHAPTER VII. THE BRILLIANT ERA OF 1812 CHAPTER VIII.    THE PACKET SHIPS OF THE "ROARING FORTIES" CHAPTER IX. THE STATELY CLIPPER AND HER GLORY CHAPTER X. BOUND COASTWISE

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THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE