Handbook of the United States of America : and guide to emigration; giving the latest and most complete statistics of the government, army, navy... etc. furnishing all the necessary information concerning the country, for the settler, the business man, the merchant, the farmer, the importer & the professional man /

On front cover: Government statistics.

Economic support shipping /

Mode of access: Internet.

Arthur Letts, 1862-1923, man and merchant, steadfast friend, loyal employer ...

"First edition."

Expansion of the Soviet Merchant Marine into the U.S. maritime trades.

Includes bibliographical references.

Letters from a self made merchant to his son ...

"Published October, 1902; Seventy fifth thousand February, 1903

Load Lines, Regulations for the Establishment of Load Lines for Merchant Vessels of 150 Gross Tons or Over and Subdivision Load Lines for Certain Passenger Vessels

Mode of access: Internet.

Frontline agents of globalisation:the German merchant community in Glasgow, 1840s to 1914

During the second half of the nineteenth century, a German business community of about one hundred merchants and commercial clerks developed in Glasgow. Their trade networks extended not only to Germany but also to other world markets. The main arguments and findings of the microhistorical analysis include: numbers were significantly higher than previously assumed; endogenous recruitment based on ethnic and family ties was prevalent; migrants benefited from their migration-induced social capital (training, languages, intercultural competence) to fill a skills-gap in Britain; labour market competition at the junior career level was less pronounced than contemporaneous assessments suggested; naturalisation was taken out for purely pragmatic reasons; there was a sense of community at intra-ethnic level, but also with the local business elite. The case study is embedded into the larger context of Anglo-German economic relations and globalisation. A purely local perspective does not suffice to do justice to the wider significance of expatriate business communities in an age of economic globalisation.

A New Generation of Cruise Ships

The giant new cruise ships entering service are distinguished not only by their size but also by the new standards of accommodation for the average passenger that the increased amount of space on board makes possible. Amenities include a major percentage of cabins with private verandas, extensive physical fitness facilities, more inviting dining arrangements, and the use of décor and space planning in an attempt to recover some of the intimacy lost as cruise ships have increased in size. The author reviews how each of the major cruise lines has taken advantage of the challenges and opportunities that the creation of these ships has represented, and presents an overview of the largest new cruise ships that have entered service in the past several years.

Book Review: Benedict on Admiralty: Cruise Ships

Robert M. Jams, editor-in-chief, Benedict on Admiralty: Cruise Ships (New York: Matthew Bender & Company Inc. Lexis Publishing, March 2000), www.bender.com, ISBNO- 8205-4392-6 Binder, 312 pp. (Appendices, Index) $200.

Woman graduating from United States Merchant Marine Academy

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.