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The Spirited Years
by Charles Todorich
Published by Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD 1984 First Edition Hardcover
Book/DJ Condition: AN/AN 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pp; The history of the U. S. Naval Academy from its foundation in Annapolis in 1845 until 1861 when it moved to Newport, Rhode Island for the duration of the Civil War. Though the book is a serious study, it as also a highly amusing book that describes the attempts of early superintendents to train midshipman who were prone to drunkeness, duelling, fighting, vandalizing and worse. Book is new, ordered direct from distributor. No remainder marks.
ISBN: 0870215205
Keywords: Military, |
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