To Master the Boundless Sea
The U.S. Navy, the Marine Environment, and the Cartography of Empire
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
"As the United States grew into an empire in the late nineteenth century, notions like 'sea power' derived not only from fleets, bases, and decisive battles, but also from a scientific effort to understand and master the ocean environment. Beginning in the early nineteenth century and concluding in the first years of the twentieth, Jason W. Smith tells the story of the rise of the U.S. Navy and the emergence of American ocean empire through its struggle to control nature. In vividly told sketches of exploration, naval officers, war, and, most significantly, the ocean environment, Smith draws together insights from environmental, maritime, military, and naval history, and the history of science and cartography, placing the U.S. Navy's scientific efforts within a broader cultural context"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Flows, migrations, and exchanges.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction: The Boundless Sea; 1. Wilderness of Waters; 2. Empire of Commerce and Science; 3. The Common Highway; 4. Conquering Old Ocean; 5. 'Twixt the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; 6. Making War upon the Chart; Epilogue: Controlling the Great Common; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W.
Subjects:
United States. Navy -- History.
Nautical charts -- United States -- History.
Cartography.
Imperialism and science.
United States -- History, Naval.
United States. Navy -- History.
Nautical charts -- United States -- History.
Cartography.
Imperialism and science.
United States -- History, Naval.
ISBN:
9781469640440
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Military Smi | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index.