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THE LOST HERO OF CAPE COD IBD

VINCENT MILES
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD YARM
11 / 2015
9780962506888
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The Lost Hero of Cape Cod tells the story of an extraordinary nineteenth-century mariner&hellip, and of a morale-boosting victory for the young United States over Britain in the commercial battle that broke out on the Atlantic after the War of 1812. ááBorn in a small village on Cape Cod in 1809, Asa Eldridge grew up to become one of the world&rsquo,s greatest shipmasters. Even today, he still holds the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a sailing ship, which he set on a run from New York to Liverpool in 1854. But this record is only part of his story, which includes voyages to numerous countries, command of Cornelius Vanderbilt&rsquo,s private yacht, an early move into steamships, and a mysterious end that eerily foreshadowed the Titanic disaster half a century later.ááIn recounting Eldridge&rsquo,s fascinating career, Vincent Miles also tells a much broader story&mdash,of the rise of America&rsquo,s merchant navy to a dominant position over Britain&rsquo,s in the decades following the War of 1812, and of the government-subsidized British response that created the legendary Cunard Line. And along the way, Miles offers a guided tour of the maritime trade that shaped America, and a memorial to the courageous men who made it possible.

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