The long road to Annapolis : the founding of the Naval Academy and the emerging American republic

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 and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Description	xiii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.
LCCN	2009044822
ISBN	9780807833834 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807833835 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	V415.L1 L44 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold