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Congress Buys a Navy: Politics, Economics, and the Rise of American Naval Power, 1881-1921
Paul E. Pedisich
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Description for Congress Buys a Navy: Politics, Economics, and the Rise of American Naval Power, 1881-1921
hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBW; JPH; JWF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
Congress Buys a Navy offers a new look at the nexus of U.S. politics,economics, and the funding and creation of what is thought of as the“modern” U.S. Navy. Filling in significant gaps in prior economic histories of theera, Paul Pedisich analyzes the role played by nine presidencies and cabinets,sixteen Navy secretaries, and countless U.S. congressmen whose work andactions shaped and funded our forces at sea.
Surveying the development of the new steel Navy from 1881 to 1921,Pedisich’s narrative begins with James Garfield’s appointment of William Huntas Secretary of the Navy and the formation of the forty-seventh Congress inMarch 1881, ... Read more
Congress Buys a Navy offers a new look at the nexus of U.S. politics,economics, and the funding and creation of what is thought of as the“modern” U.S. Navy. Filling in significant gaps in prior economic histories of theera, Paul Pedisich analyzes the role played by nine presidencies and cabinets,sixteen Navy secretaries, and countless U.S. congressmen whose work andactions shaped and funded our forces at sea.
Surveying the development of the new steel Navy from 1881 to 1921,Pedisich’s narrative begins with James Garfield’s appointment of William Huntas Secretary of the Navy and the formation of the forty-seventh Congress inMarch 1881, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781682470770
SKU
V9781682470770
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About Paul E. Pedisich
Paul E. Pedisich holds MA and PhD degrees from Stony Brook University andheld the Admiral Stephen B. Luce Chair of Naval Strategy at the U.S. Naval WarCollege. His interest as a historian is on the undeveloped economic history ofU.S. Navy expansion.
Reviews for Congress Buys a Navy: Politics, Economics, and the Rise of American Naval Power, 1881-1921
"Congress Buys a Navy is a highly recommended and core addition to personal, community, college, and university library American Military History collections in general, and American Naval History supplemental studies reading lists in particular.” — Midwest Book Review “Congress Buys a Navy is a must read for any historian interested in the United States Navy’s rise into a ... Read more