Hans Konrad Van Tilburg ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Gainesville :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 361 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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A new ship for a new ocean -- Seasoning on the China station -- The Civil War on the Pacific Coast -- Hard times on coastal patrol -- Exploring Seward's icebox -- Hawai'i and the end of the archipelago -- The castaways of Ocean Island -- Afterword : legacy and shipwrecks.