Publisher:
Boston Marine Society, Boston, 1982,:
BAKER, William A. A History of the Boston Marine Society, 1742-1981 AND TheBoston Marine Society in the American War for Independence. [Foreword by R obert G. Albion]. Boston: Boston Marine Society, 1982. Second Edition, withBicentennial Supplement. Pp. (3),iv-x,[1]-398, (1),ii-xi,(1),[1]-67,(7), + 16 p. of black and white illustrations. Map endpapers. Illustrated. 8vo, r ed cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contents: 1. The Founding; 2. The Incorporation; 3. Lighthouses Before 1775; 4. Boston, 1629-1775; 5. Growth ofTrade, 1629-1775; 6. The Revolution, 1775-1783; 7. The Society, 1783-1812; ...
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