THE MERCHANT MARINE

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REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM S. BENSON, U. S. N.
DIRECTOR OF NAVAL OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY DURING THE
WORLD WAR; NAVAL ADVISOR TO THE AMERICAN COMMISSION TO
NEGOTIATE PEACE, PARIS, 1919; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD, 1920-1921.

New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1923

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This study in American History was written for the non-competitive program of the Knights of Columbus to encourage investigation into the origins, the achievements and the problems of the United States; to interpret and perpetuate the American principles of liberty, popular sovereignty and government by consent; to promote

American solidarity; and to exalt the American ideal.

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