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Butler, John A.

 
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Sinopsis

Sailing on Friday recounts the growth and decline of what twice became the world's most powerful maritime flect. This is a tale of operatic dimension, peopled with patriots, politicians, industrial geniuses, fearless seamen, and gallant swashbucklers. It includes accounts of little-noted innovations that had long-lasting effects, daring ocean rescues, sea battles, and financial gambles that won or lost millions. Growing stress among diverse forces of mer-chants, shipowners, seafarers, and federal agencies brings this exciting story to an appalling climax.

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JOHN A. BUTLER has been a mariner for over half a century. The author of Strike Able-Peter: The Stranding and Salvage of the USS Missouri, he lives in Potomac, Maryland

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