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Commodore John Rodgers: Paragon of the Early American Navy (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog)
John H Schroeder
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Description for Commodore John Rodgers: Paragon of the Early American Navy (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog)
hardcover. Drawing on manuscript sources, including the voluminous Rodgers family papers, and the articles, essays, and monographs on American naval history, this book provides a candid appraisal of Rodgers' personal strengths and weaknesses, professional successes and failures. It offers a fresh perspective on the dramatic events of Rodgers' long career. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps, 14 b&w photos, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Schroeder's interpretive biography restores Rodgers to his rightful place in history as the preeminent and most influential naval officer during America's Age of Sail. Between 1798 and 1815, Rodgers fought with distinction in the Naval War with France, the Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He shaped the postwar development of the navy as president of the Board of Navy Commissioners from 1815 to 1835, and he led a major diplomatic mission to the Mediterranean in the mid 1820s. Drawing on extensive manuscript sources - including the voluminous Rodgers family papers - and the wealth of articles, essays, and ... Read more
Schroeder's interpretive biography restores Rodgers to his rightful place in history as the preeminent and most influential naval officer during America's Age of Sail. Between 1798 and 1815, Rodgers fought with distinction in the Naval War with France, the Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He shaped the postwar development of the navy as president of the Board of Navy Commissioners from 1815 to 1835, and he led a major diplomatic mission to the Mediterranean in the mid 1820s. Drawing on extensive manuscript sources - including the voluminous Rodgers family papers - and the wealth of articles, essays, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813029634
SKU
V9780813029634
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99-32
About John H Schroeder
John H. Schroeder is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and the author of Matthew Calbraith Perry: Antebellum Sailor and Diplomat.
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