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Author:

Hunter, Mark C.

Title:

A society of gentlemen : midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, 1845-1861 / Mark C. Hunter.

Publisher:

Naval Institute Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States Naval Academy--History--19th century.
United States.--Navy--History--Training of--History--19th century.
Military education--United States--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The foundation of a system -- The Naval School, 1845-49 -- The Naval Academy, 1850-60 -- Discipline and law in the school era -- Discipline and law in the academy era -- Summer cruises, school ships, and the outbreak of Civil War -- Appendix A. Disciplinary records -- Appendix B. Summer cruise assessments.

ISBN:

1591143977 (alk. paper)
9781591143970 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)457147575

LCCN:

2009052947

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)