Ironclad Captain

Ironclad Captain
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Publisher : Kent State University Press
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 0873385500
ISBN-13 : 9780873385503
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Book Synopsis Ironclad Captain by : Jay Slagle

Download or read book Ironclad Captain written by Jay Slagle and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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