William B. Cushing in the Far East: A Civil War Naval Hero Abroad, 1865-1869
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Fresh from success in sinking the Albermarle in the Civil War, the young Captain Cushing was assigned to command the gunboat USS Maumee in Hong Kong to aid the restoration of America's naval power in Asia. By linking such aims to British policy, and by courting Chinese and Japanese officials, he succeeded in re-establishing American naval and commercial power in the Far East. In his letters to his fiancee, he brilliantly recorded...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786470550
ISBN13:9780786470556
Release Date:January 2013
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:228 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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