Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography: A Biography, 1806-1873
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In becoming "a useful man" on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights in a troubled union, and preached Manifest Destiny from the Arctic to Cape Horn. And he revolutionized...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786478217
ISBN13:9780786478217
Release Date:January 2015
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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