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A sailor's log : water-tender Frederick T. Wilson, USN, on Asiatic Station, 1899-1901 / edited and with an introduction by James R. Reckner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Frederick T., 1868-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, Frederick T., 1868---Diaries.
- Wilson, Frederick T.
- United States. Navy--Sea life.
- United States.
- Sailors--United States--Diaries.
- Sailors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (425 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served on one of the Navy's first modern battleships, the USS Oregon, at the turn of the twentieth century. Wilson offers a rare uncensored picture of enlisted life, with descriptions of bar girls and waterfront establishments that catered to the needs of American bluejackets, as well as observations on world events during imperialism. Wilson also discusses one of the great yet largely ignored issues of the turn-of-the-century U.S. Navy--the failure of naval officers to provide the quality leadership necessary to ensure the operation of efficient, effective warships. A Sailor's Log is a detailed and insightful account of life in the Asiatic Fleet that enriches our understanding of U.S. Navy life a century ago.
- Contents:
- ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Prologue: To Asiatic Station""; ""One: Manila""; ""Two: Nagasaki""; ""Three: Aground in the Yellow Sea""; ""Four: Kure, Japan""; ""Five: Woosung, China""; ""Six: Shanghai""; ""Seven: Afloat and Ashore in Shanghai""; ""Eight: Bolo-Men, Routine, & Discipline""; ""Nine: Hong Kong""; ""Ten: Amoy, China, and Yokohama""; ""Eleven: Homeward Bound""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-383) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61277-379-6
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