The long road to Annapolis : the founding of the Naval Academy and the emerging American republic
by
Leeman, William P.
Title
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The long road to Annapolis : the founding of the Naval Academy and the emerging American republic
Author
:
Leeman, William P.
ISBN
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9780807895825
9781469604039
Publication Information
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xiii, 292 pages) : illustrations
Abstract
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The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802. Why, then, did it take this maritime nation 43 more years to create a similar school for the navy? Leeman examines the origins of the United States Naval Academy and the national debate that led to its founding. Considering the development of the naval officer corps in relation to American notions of democracy and aristocracy, Leeman's analysis sheds new light on the often competing ways Americans perceived their navy and their nation during the first half of the nineteenth century.
Corporate Subject
:
United States Naval Academy -- History -- 19th century.
United States. Navy -- Officers -- Training of -- History -- 19th century.
United States. Navy. (OCoLC)fst00533204
Subject Term
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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.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 374928-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |