Bøger af John H. Schroeder

He analyzes how the Navy's haphazard development in the antebellum years paralleled and interacted with commercial activity, and how the end result impacted dramatically on the economic development of the United States.

Drawing on manuscript sources, including the voluminous Rodgers family papers, and the articles, essays, and monographs on American naval history, this book provides a candid appraisal of Rodgers' personal strengths and weaknesses, professional successes and failures. It offers a fresh perspective on the dramatic events of Rodgers' long career.