The Abandoned Ocean
Subtitle: A History of United States Maritime Policy (Studies in Maritime History)
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781570033193
Subjects: Navigation; United States - General; Merchant Marine; Technology; History - General History; United States; History: American; Military Science; Economic Policy; Maritime History; American history; Local government policies; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Naval forces & warfare; Shipping industries; USA; History
First sentence: This book is about U.S. maritime policy, a subject far more extensive and complex than one might expect.