The Philadelphia Navy Yard
from the birth of the U.S. Navy to the nuclear age
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Author
Contributions
- Wolf, Jean K. - Contributor
Publication
2000 - University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
67,750 words, Guess
Page Count
271 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23247937M
- ISBN-100812235754
- OCLC Control Number44681863
- Library of Congress Control Number00060736
- LibraryThing8645525
and 1 more
- Goodreads1367041
Classifications
- LCCVA70.P5D67 2001
Description
"In this definitive history of one of America's most illustrious military institutions, Jeffery M. Dorwart explains how the Philadelphia Navy Yard struggled throughout its history to survive, while remaining a viable and integral part of the nation's defense. Illustrated with 125 archival photographs and 10 detailed maps, The Philadelphia Navy Yard provides a candid and complete history of the relationship of this important facility to local and national politics and social and economic change, while highlighting the contributions of America's first government-operated naval shipyard."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
LOCATED ON the Delaware River nearly one hundred miles from the open sea, the city of Philadelphia seemed an unlikely place for a navy yard.
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