QUEEN OF SEA ROUTES. THE MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
by Mueller, Edward A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Purple Mountain Press, Ltd. , 1999. hard cover. Fine. Fleischmanns, New York: Purple Mountain Press, Ltd. (1999). 185pp. Illus. A fine copy. History of the Merchants and Miners Transporation Company, prominent Atlantic Coast shipping company, homeported in Baltimore. Provided services between Boston and Miami. Unique to this line, it was the only major coastal line that did not serve the port of New York on a regular basis. Founded in 1861 it continued to 1952 when various circumstances including expanded competition from rail, truck, and aviation forced it to close down. Cover shows small signs of shelf wear; mild foxing on title page; otherwise a tight, clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Parnassus Book Service (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18532
- Title
- QUEEN OF SEA ROUTES. THE MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
- Author
- Mueller, Edward A
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Purple Mountain Press, Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- shipping company, history, merchants &, miners transportation co. maritime
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