The Philadelphia Navy Yard
From the Birth of the U.S. Navy to the Nuclear Age (Barra Foundation Book)
by Jeffery M. Dorwart
"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.
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The Philadelphia Navy Yard: From the Birth of the U.S. Navy to the Nuclear Age (Barra Foundation Book)
November 2000, University of Pennsylvania Press
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The Philadelphia Navy Yard: from the birth of the U.S. Navy to the nuclear age
2000, University of Pennsylvania Press
in English
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"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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"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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