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catalog abstract "This is the first comprehensive history of a major American industry - an industry intimately linked to such significant forces as foreign competition, industrialization, wartime economics, international relations, government regulation, and unbridled entrepreneurship. The story of merchant shipping is the story of takeover coups by such figures as financier J.P. Morgan, luxury wars that sacrificed quality (especially disastrous in the case of the Titanic), underbidding. Tactics (such as those wielded by Japan early in this century), congressional legislation that reshuffled the lineup of top firms, bankruptcy scandals that depleted the federal treasury, progress in control and regulation, and, above all, America's sudden and short-lived pre-eminence in international marine commerce. To provide this richly detailed history of U.S. merchant shipping since 1901 - when Morgan's infamous International Mercantile Marine (IMM) launched America. On the high seas of world trade - Rene De La Pedraja has accessed unpublished business records and government archives. His original, in-depth research has resulted in the definitive chronological account of U.S. merchant shipping up to the present, covering the establishment of the Shipping Board in World War I; the decline and rebirth of the American merchant fleet; the rise of shipping in the Gulf, Asia, and the South Pacific; Roosevelt's New Deal for shipping; World. War II and the War shipping administration; the decline of the U.S. tanker fleet; the growth of governmental regulatory agencies; the effects of the Cuban revolution; the energy crisis; and, ultimately, the "great shakeout" and the survivors. De La Pedraja introduces vital yet little-known facts about numerous fascinating individuals and the fast-changing fortunes of such major enterprises as Pacific Mail, United Fruit, American-Hawaiian, Lykes Brothers, Waterman. Moore-McCormack, Delta, McLean, and many others. His observations add new shape and definition to our overall picture of American business history. He explains, for example, why cheap foreign labor and the resulting competition in the marketplace hit the U.S. shipping industry much earlier and harder than it hit the American steel and automobile industries. This is vital reading for scholars, students, policy-makers and business executives seeking a clearer picture of. American business history and a secure grasp of how U.S. industry functions in a competitive and often volatile domestic and international setting.".
catalog alternative "Rise & decline of U.S. merchant shipping in the twentieth century".
catalog contributor b3842403.
catalog created "1992.".
catalog date "1992".
catalog date "1992.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
catalog description "American business history and a secure grasp of how U.S. industry functions in a competitive and often volatile domestic and international setting.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-327) and index.".
catalog description "Introduction: The Structure and Evolution of the U.S. Merchant Shipping Industry -- pt. I. The Prewar Period. 1. The American Challenge. 2. A Merchant Fleet for an Empire -- pt. II. The Shipping Board Era. 3. World War I. 4. The Rebirth of the U.S.-Flag Merchant Fleet. 5. The Rise of Gulf Shipping. 6. Asia and the South Pacific. 7. The Passing of an Era -- pt. III. The Container Age. 8. World War II. 9. Retreat from Supremacy. 10. Challengers: Old and New. 11. Ineffective Responses. 12. In the Shadow of the Cuban Revolution. 13. Scramble to Survive. 14. Energy: Crisis and Opportunity. 15. The Shakeout.".
catalog description "Moore-McCormack, Delta, McLean, and many others. His observations add new shape and definition to our overall picture of American business history. He explains, for example, why cheap foreign labor and the resulting competition in the marketplace hit the U.S. shipping industry much earlier and harder than it hit the American steel and automobile industries. This is vital reading for scholars, students, policy-makers and business executives seeking a clearer picture of.".
catalog description "On the high seas of world trade - Rene De La Pedraja has accessed unpublished business records and government archives. His original, in-depth research has resulted in the definitive chronological account of U.S. merchant shipping up to the present, covering the establishment of the Shipping Board in World War I; the decline and rebirth of the American merchant fleet; the rise of shipping in the Gulf, Asia, and the South Pacific; Roosevelt's New Deal for shipping; World.".
catalog description "Tactics (such as those wielded by Japan early in this century), congressional legislation that reshuffled the lineup of top firms, bankruptcy scandals that depleted the federal treasury, progress in control and regulation, and, above all, America's sudden and short-lived pre-eminence in international marine commerce. To provide this richly detailed history of U.S. merchant shipping since 1901 - when Morgan's infamous International Mercantile Marine (IMM) launched America.".
catalog description "This is the first comprehensive history of a major American industry - an industry intimately linked to such significant forces as foreign competition, industrialization, wartime economics, international relations, government regulation, and unbridled entrepreneurship. The story of merchant shipping is the story of takeover coups by such figures as financier J.P. Morgan, luxury wars that sacrificed quality (especially disastrous in the case of the Titanic), underbidding.".
catalog description "War II and the War shipping administration; the decline of the U.S. tanker fleet; the growth of governmental regulatory agencies; the effects of the Cuban revolution; the energy crisis; and, ultimately, the "great shakeout" and the survivors. De La Pedraja introduces vital yet little-known facts about numerous fascinating individuals and the fast-changing fortunes of such major enterprises as Pacific Mail, United Fruit, American-Hawaiian, Lykes Brothers, Waterman.".
catalog extent "xix, 345 p. ;".
catalog hasFormat "Rise and decline of U.S. merchant shipping in the twentieth century.".
catalog identifier "0805798269 (alk. paper)".
catalog identifier "0805798277 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
catalog isFormatOf "Rise and decline of U.S. merchant shipping in the twentieth century.".
catalog isPartOf "Twayne's evolution of American business series ; no. 8".
catalog issued "1992".
catalog issued "1992.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International,".
catalog relation "Rise and decline of U.S. merchant shipping in the twentieth century.".
catalog spatial "United States".
catalog subject "387.5/0973/0904 20".
catalog subject "HE745 .D4 1992".
catalog subject "Merchant marine United States History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Shipping United States History 20th century.".
catalog subject "Steamboat lines United States History 20th century.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Structure and Evolution of the U.S. Merchant Shipping Industry -- pt. I. The Prewar Period. 1. The American Challenge. 2. A Merchant Fleet for an Empire -- pt. II. The Shipping Board Era. 3. World War I. 4. The Rebirth of the U.S.-Flag Merchant Fleet. 5. The Rise of Gulf Shipping. 6. Asia and the South Pacific. 7. The Passing of an Era -- pt. III. The Container Age. 8. World War II. 9. Retreat from Supremacy. 10. Challengers: Old and New. 11. Ineffective Responses. 12. In the Shadow of the Cuban Revolution. 13. Scramble to Survive. 14. Energy: Crisis and Opportunity. 15. The Shakeout.".
catalog title "Rise & decline of U.S. merchant shipping in the twentieth century".
catalog title "The rise and decline of U.S. merchant shipping in the twentieth century / René De La Pedraja.".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".