The Rise of New York Port, [1815-1860]

xvi, 481 pp. Includes 52 illustrations, indexed, with a new foreword. Based on primary sources. Dr. Albion gives consideration to the factories of Manchester and the Liverpool docks, the hongs of Canton, the flour-mills of Rochester, the cotton-laden levees of New Orleans, and much else besides, in explaining why New York rose to primacy over its competitors in trade.