Project Gutenberg 2009-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 159 Codman, John 1814 1900 05019466 Free Ships: The Restoration of the American Carrying Trade Produced by Bryan Ness, C. St. Charleskindt and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Free Ships: The Restoration of the American Carrying Trade" by John Codman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work addresses the decline of the American carrying trade and critiques the restrictive navigation laws that Codman argues hindered the growth of American shipbuilding and ownership. The author offers a detailed examination of the political and economic factors that contributed to this decline and advocates for the repeal of these laws in favor of a more open and competitive market. In this book, Codman passionately argues that the protectionist policies established to support American shipbuilders have ultimately led to the detriment of the American maritime commerce. He illustrates how these laws not only failed to achieve their intended purpose but also forced American shipowners to rely on foreign vessels for trade. Codman provides a comprehensive analysis of the failures of previous government investigations into American commerce and blames both negligence and manipulation by shipbuilders for the loss of American shipping dominance. Through rigorous examples and historical references, he makes a compelling case for transitioning to a model that embraces free trade to revitalize the decimated American carrying trade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Merchant marine -- United States HE Text Category: History - American Category: Politics Category: Economics 104918 2025-08-12T03:56:51.343044 text/html 103577 2021-01-05T01:40:12 text/html 122431 2025-08-12T03:56:57.511021 application/epub+zip 121872 2025-08-12T03:56:54.560025 application/epub+zip 102247 2025-08-12T03:56:53.367020 application/epub+zip 291942 2025-08-12T03:56:59.631027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282125 2025-08-12T03:56:56.698987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151426 2022-09-13T10:43:19.445981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81271 2025-08-12T03:56:50.990023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81130 2021-01-05T01:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81121 2021-01-05T01:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20257 2025-08-12T03:56:59.780006 application/rdf+xml 20042 2025-08-12T03:56:53.860012 image/jpeg 4477 2025-08-12T03:56:53.612043 image/jpeg 30457 2021-01-05T01:40:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 33629 2021-01-05T01:40:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 30441 2021-01-05T01:40:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 119523 2025-08-12T03:56:51.351022 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog