The Boston Marine Barracks : a history, 1799-1974 / John R. Yates, Jr., and Thomas Yates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yates, John R., 1930- author.

Yates, Thomas, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine Barracks (Boston, Mass.)--History.

Marine Barracks (Boston, Mass.).

Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston.

Historic buildings.

Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Boston (Mass.).

Boston (Mass.)--History, Naval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Comapny, Inc., Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Boston Marine Barracks is one of the oldest in the U.S.: it stands within eyeshot of the USS Constitution. Lt. Col. John R. Yates, Jr., the last commanding officer of the Barracks when it closed in 1974, researched the hundreds of letters left behind by previous Barracks commanders, their superiors and many others. They reveal the life and times of the Marines billeted at the Barracks from the early 19th century until World War II. Often, of course, the Marines were deployed to far-off events and places. This book also tells the story of the Barracks' Marines participation in the Seminole

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Part I-The Fledgling Age; 1. Military Obligations Evolve with a Nation; 2. Marines at Sea, on Land and at War; 3. Settling in to Normalcy; War Arrives Again; Part II-Adolescence; 4. The Nation Splits Apart; 5. The Eventfulness of Peacetime; 6. Progress Marches On with New Commands; 7. Major Meade Takes the Helm; Part III-The World Stage; 8. The Spanish American War and Its Aftermath; 9. The Era of Col. Pope; 10. Prison Progress and Changes at the Top; 11. The Post Exchange Investigation; Wood's Command; 12. Woes at the Gates

13. Samar14. Ebb and Flow of Peacetime; 15. Shipshape Under Major Hall; Part IV-Twilight; 16. Lt. Col. Yates, the Vietnam Era, and Memories Preserved; Appendix: List of Commanding Officers; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.