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Faith and Fortune: Henry and Amelia Champlin and America's Maritime Ascendancy

By Geoffrey Paul, Steven Ujifusa
Hardcover
$45.00
By Geoffrey Paul, Steven Ujifusa
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Faith and Fortune is a history of the United States of America between 1780 and 1880. Using the love story of Captain Henry Champlin and his wife Amelia as the narrative vehicle, this book illuminates a remarkable yet forgotten story of the transatlantic packet ships that sailed between New York and London. These large, swift moving vessels, built to endure the harsh North Atlantic, transported raw cotton, finished textiles, mail, artwork, bills of exchange, and gold bullion in their holds;...

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HistoryTransportationUnited States HistoryShips & Shipbuilding19th Century United States History - General & MiscellaneousUnited States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region19th Century American History - General and MiscellaneousShips - HistoryNortheastern & Middle Atlantic Region - History - General & Miscellaneous