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Ironclad Captain: Seth Ledyard Phelps and the U.S. Navy, 1841-1864
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Description for Ironclad Captain: Seth Ledyard Phelps and the U.S. Navy, 1841-1864
Hardcover. At the centre of this book are the private letters written by Phelps which are set in context by the author, through the use of published documents, memoirs, and scholary histories of the navy. The result is a small history of the US navy and its officer corps for a third of the 19th century. Num Pages: 440 pages, 33 halftones, 6 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 857.
Seth Ledyard Phelps was of the Old Navy and the New. As a midshipman and junior officer he served under sail off West Africa, in the War with Mexico, and in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. As a senior office in the river squadrons of the Civil War he saw combat at its closest.
Phelps, a native of Chardon, Ohio, was a prolific and observant correspondent. His private letters, to his wife, his father, and to political patrons and other naval officers, are among the most compelling and descriptive extant.
The heart of Ironclad Captain are these letters, which ... Read more
Seth Ledyard Phelps was of the Old Navy and the New. As a midshipman and junior officer he served under sail off West Africa, in the War with Mexico, and in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. As a senior office in the river squadrons of the Civil War he saw combat at its closest.
Phelps, a native of Chardon, Ohio, was a prolific and observant correspondent. His private letters, to his wife, his father, and to political patrons and other naval officers, are among the most compelling and descriptive extant.
The heart of Ironclad Captain are these letters, which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
518
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873385503
SKU
V9780873385503
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