Millions for Defense: The Subscription Warships of 1798

Millions for Defense: The Subscription Warships of 1798
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A Baltimore-based lawyer with an interest in maritime and legal history, Leiner describes how private US citizens collected subscriptions to build warships for the new republic, and persuaded Congress to pass a statute that gave subscribers government stock bearing six percent interest in exchange for the money. Ten such ships were built. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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