The Navy Of The United States An Exposure Of Its Condition And The Causes Of Its Failure In The Case Of

by Edward N Dickerson

$250 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition · Signed

New York, NY : John A. Gray & Green, Printers and Stereoypers, Fire-Proof Buildings, Corner of Frankfort and Jacob Streets, 1864. First edition. 8vo. 80 pp. Original beige printed wraps spine glued to binder . Inscribed in ink by the author on the front cover. Sabin 20018. See DAB for a brief discussion of Dickerson's controversy with Secretary of State Gideon Welles over the issue of steam propulsion in naval ships, which was at the heart of this case.

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