To master the boundless sea : the U.S. Navy, the marine environment, and the cartography of empire / Jason W. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Jason W. (Jason Wirth), 1982- author.

Series:

Flows, migrations, and exchanges

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--History.

United States.

United States. Navy.

History.

Nautical charts.

United States--History, Naval.

Naval history.

Nautical charts--United States--History.

Cartography.

Imperialism and science.

Genre:

History.

Naval history.

Physical Description:

269 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]

Summary:

"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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469640440

1469640449

OCLC:

1004848934