The long road to Annapolis : the founding of the Naval Academy and the emerging American republic / William P. Leeman.

Author/creator Leeman, William P.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
United States Naval Academy--History. --19th century.
United States. Navy--Officers. --Training of. --History. --19th century.
Military education--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Political culture--United States. --History. --19th century.
Nationalism--United States. --History. --19th century.
Democracy and education--United States. --History. --19th century.

Contents Introduction : armed ambassadors -- Prologue : the maddest idea in the world -- Defending the New Republic -- Learning the ropes -- A West Point for the Navy? -- Academies and aristocracy in Andrew Jackson's America -- The sword and the pen -- Mutiny, midshipmen, and the middle class -- Annapolis -- Epilogue : homecoming.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.
LCCN 2009044822
ISBN9780807833834 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807833835 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks V415.L1 L44 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold