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New York, The Century Co., 1920, The Century Foreign Trade Series. Hardcover, 296 pp. No other printings listed.
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In good condition/ NO dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with blind stamped emblem on front and gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers and light overall scuffing and soiling to cvers as well with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges and much of the gold lettering rubbed off along spine. Binding tight. Previous owner's give inscription dated September 1920 on front free end paper. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Includes 8 black and white photograph reproductions; Index. [From review in International Marine Engineering, August 1920] This book is primarily a report to the American people on the construction, operation and the necessity for the permanent development of our new merchant marine . . . [It is] an interesting and easily followed narration of the stupendous work accomplished by the Shipping Board and the value of the merchant marine to the prosperity of our country and to the world. Starting with a description of our merchant marine in the early days, in which the growth and subsequent disappearance of our ships from the seven seas are explained. Mr. Hurley shows how difficult it would have bene in the ordinary course of events for our country to return to its heritage on the seas The organization, preparations and problems of the shipping Board are then dealt with and the enormous work which was accomplished in the building and fabrication fo our new merchant marine is visualized insofar as it is possible to do so with words. Passing from the construction of the merchant marine cooperation, a subject which to most of us is both fascinating and mysterious, Mr. Hurley explains in detail from his experience as the former head of the largest shipping organization in the world the problems that have to do with ship operation. After reading this book the most skeptical should be convinced that the higher wages and better treatment of our sailors are not an appreciable percentage of the operating costs. The greatest value of this book, however, lies in the clear explanation of the trade routes that should be developed, the necessity for passenger lines, particularly between this country and South America and Asia, and the necessity for American insurance for American ships and cargoes. . .