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Total Pages: 508
Release: 1887
Genre: American literature
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American Yachts in Naval Service

American Yachts in Naval Service
Author: Kenneth Howard Goldman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2020-11-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476640742

Before there was a U.S. Navy, several Colonial navies were all-volunteer--both the crews and the vessels. From its beginnings through World War II, the Navy has relied on civilian sailors and their fast vessels to fill out its ranks of small combatants. Beginning with the birth of the yacht in the Netherlands in the 17th century , this illustrated history traces the development of yacht racing, the advent of combustion-engine power and the contribution privately owned vessels have made to national defense. Vessels conscripted during the Civil War served both the Union and Confederacy--sometimes changing sides after capture. The first USS Wanderer saw the slave trade from both sides of the law. Aboard the USS Sylph, Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine fought the Third Reich's U-boats under sail. USS Sea Cloud made history as the first racially integrated ship in the Navy, three years before President Truman desegregated the military.

YACHTSMANS SCRAP BK

YACHTSMANS SCRAP BK
Author: Joseph Florimond Duc De Loubat, 1831-1
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2016-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781371680206

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Yachtsman's Scrap Book

A Yachtsman's Scrap Book
Author: Joseph Florimond Loubat
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781021116888

This volume is part memoir, part instructional guide for aspiring yachtsmen. With humor and insight, Loubat regales readers with tales of his adventures on the high seas and shares practical advice for those looking to take up yacht racing themselves. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Author: Dodd, Mead & Company
Publisher:
Total Pages: 768
Release: 1895
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