The American Sailor

The American Sailor PDF Author: Elbridge Streeter Brooks
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Category : Sailors
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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The American Sailor

The American Sailor PDF Author: Elbridge Streeter Brooks
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Category : Sailors
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Bulletin

Bulletin PDF Author: Salem Public Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor as Told by the Heroes Themselves and Their Comrades

Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor as Told by the Heroes Themselves and Their Comrades PDF Author:
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Category : Spanish-American War, 1898
Languages : en
Pages : 592

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Class List

Class List PDF Author: Salem Public Library
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 674

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Tin Can Sailor

Tin Can Sailor PDF Author: C. Raymond Calhoun
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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More than 800 sailors served aboard the Sterett during her hazardous and demanding duties in World War II. This is the story of those men and their beloved ship, recorded by a junior officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943.

Bulletin of the Salem Public Library

Bulletin of the Salem Public Library PDF Author: Salem Public Library
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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The American Experience in World War II: The atomic bomb in history and memory

The American Experience in World War II: The atomic bomb in history and memory PDF Author: Walter L. Hixson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415940283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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World War II changed the face of the United States, catapulting the country out of economic depression, political isolation, and social conservatism. Ultimately, the war was a major formative factor in the creation of modern America. This unique, twelve-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of this transformation in its domestic policies, diplomatic relations, and military strategies, as well as the changing cultural and social arenas. The collection presents the history of the creation of a super power prior to, during, and after the war, analyzing all major phases of the U.S. involvement, making it a one-stop resource that will be essential for all libraries supporting a history curriculum. This volume is available on its own or as part of the twelve-volume set, The American Experience in World War II . For a complete list of the volume titles in this set, see the listing for The American Experience in World War II [ISBN: 0-415-94028-1].

Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories

Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories PDF Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140390537
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Seven stories deal with a slave rebellion, an obstinate copyist, an accidental murder, a voyage to the Galapagos Islands, and a bachelors' dinner party

Work, Class, and Power in the Borderlands of the Early American Pacific

Work, Class, and Power in the Borderlands of the Early American Pacific PDF Author: Evan Lampe
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739182420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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This book traces the history of working people who helped established the foundation of the American empire in the Pacific from its origins after the American Revolution to its coming of age in the 1840s and 1850s. Beginning with the expeditions of the Columbia and the Lady Washington, Lampe argues that the early American Pacific can best be considered through the interaction of four major locations, connected through the networks of trade: the merchant ship, the Northwest Coast, Honolulu, and Canton (Guangzhou). In each of these locations, the labors of a diverse population of working people was harnessed in the critical labors of empire building, including the transportation of goods. The central question that the consideration of working people in the Pacific economy during this period is, Lampe argues, the role of power applied on these laborers by an international capitalist class, emerging alongside the Pacific commercial empires. Lampe also finds that this power was not uncontested and emerged in response to the activities of labor. Working people, on the ship and in the port cities, found ways to secure their piece of the profitable trade, often through illicit means.

A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy

A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy PDF Author: Thomas J Cutler
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612511643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Today's sailors have too little appreciation of their heritage. To counter this problem, Thomas J. Cutler has compiled a history of our naval heritage in the form of A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy. The work is unique in two important ways. First, it is written thematically rather than chronologically. This allows recent history to be blended with more distant (but important) events in ways that will reinforce the timelessness as well as the timeliness of the U.S. Navy, thereby having a greater appeal to today's sailor. There are a number of themes being used—the most obvious are manifested in chapters with the themes of "honor," "courage," and "commitment," but others serve as useful vehicles as well; for example, there is a chapter called "What's in a Name?" that briefly discusses how ships have been/are named and then uses the many ships that have carried the name ""Enterprise"" as the theme for presenting significant portions of the Navy's history. The other unique characteristic of this history is that it focuses wherever possible on the roles of ALL sailors rather than just the officers. That is not to say that Jones and Decatur are not there, but that the emphasis is along the lines of "the crew of the Bon Homme Richard fought on into the night..." rather than "Jones fought..." Also, there are plenty of individual sailor heroes who can stand alongside the Perrys and the Farraguts (Boatswain's Mate First Class Williams who won the Medal of Honor in Vietnam, Dorie Miller of Pearl Harbor fame, Gunner's Mate Third Class Paul Henry Carr at the battle off Samar, etc.). Some emphasis upon what it was like to be a sailor (working and living conditions) at different times is included as well.