America's naval heritage: A Catalog of Early Imprints From the Navy Department Library
America's naval heritage: A Catalog of Early Imprints From the Navy Department Library

Author: Thomas Truxtun Moebs

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780160873126

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From the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.

America's Naval Heritage
America's Naval Heritage

Author: Thomas Truxtun Moebs

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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From the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.

The Republic Afloat
The Republic Afloat

Author: Matthew Taylor Raffety

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0226924009

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In the years before the Civil War, many Americans saw the sea as a world apart, an often violent and insular culture governed by its own definitions of honor and ruled by its own authorities. The truth, however, is that legal cases that originated at sea had a tendency to come ashore and force the national government to address questions about personal honor, dignity, the rights of labor, and the meaning and privileges of citizenship, often for the first time. By examining how and why merchant seamen and their officers came into contact with the law, Matthew Taylor Raffety exposes the complex relationship between brutal crimes committed at sea and the development of a legal consciousness within both the judiciary and among seafarers in this period. The Republic Afloat tracks how seamen conceived of themselves as individuals and how they defined their place within the United States. Of interest to historians of labor, law, maritime culture, and national identity in the early republic, Raffety’s work reveals much about the ways that merchant seamen sought to articulate the ideals of freedom and citizenship before the courts of the land—and how they helped to shape the laws of the young republic.

The Square-Rigged Cruiser
The Square-Rigged Cruiser

Author: Alfred M Lorrain

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022495685

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This book is a collection of sermons delivered by Alfred M. Lorrain, a chaplain in the British Navy, during his service on various square-rigged cruisers in the late 19th century. The sermons cover a range of topics, from the dangers of drunkenness to the importance of morality and religion in everyday life. The book provides a glimpse into the religious and moral values of the British Navy during this time period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.