It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read American Line (1871-1902) by William H. Flayhart
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The history of the first successful Amer. steamship line after the Civil War to rival the great European transatlantic co's. After the Civil War there was not a single Amer.-flag passenger line on the N. Atlantic. 1873 saw the first attempt at establishing a new Amer.-flag steamship line to carry passengers & cargo across the N. Atlantic from Phila. to Liverpool: the Amer. Steamship Co. It would eventually evolve into the great Amer. Line (AL) (1893), which became the founding unit of the Internat. Merchantile Marine. This book focuses on the highly eventful early history of the AL & the rival Red Star Line, also founded in 1873. It offers insight into both the triumphs & the setbacks of Amer. shipping co's. in the last 3 decades of the 19th century. Illustrations.
American Line (1871-1902) by William H. Flayhart is 404 pages long, and a total of 102,616 words.
This makes it 136% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 20 minutes to read American Line (1871-1902) aloud.
American Line (1871-1902) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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