trippwj Posted November 30, 2020 #1 Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) I came across these fairly recent additions to the US Navy Naval History & Heritage Command collections and thought some of you may find them of interest. Crawford, Michael J. 2017. Officers of Peculiar Skill: Petty and Forward Officers of the U.S. Navy, 1797–1860. Washington, D.C: Naval History and Heritage Command. Corrected Link: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/Peculiar Skill.pdf ———. 2019. Sea Stories: Forays into American Naval History During the Age of Sail. Washington, D.C: Naval History and Heritage Command. Corrected Link: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/publications/publications-by-subject/sea-stories.html Edited November 30, 2020 by trippwj Replaced links mtaylor, Chapman, bruce d and 1 other 3 1 WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
bruce d Posted November 30, 2020 #2 Posted November 30, 2020 They sound good Wayne, but I can't get the links to work. Canute, trippwj and mtaylor 2 1 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
uss frolick Posted November 30, 2020 #3 Posted November 30, 2020 Me neither ...😥 trippwj, Canute and mtaylor 2 1
Chapman Posted November 30, 2020 #4 Posted November 30, 2020 Good find Wayne. Found them here by title. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/peculiar-skill.html https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/publications/publications-by-subject/sea-stories.html mtaylor, trippwj, Hank and 1 other 2 2
trippwj Posted November 30, 2020 Author #5 Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, bruce d said: They sound good Wayne, but I can't get the links to work. 2 hours ago, uss frolick said: Me neither ...😥 Sorry abut that, guys. I corrected the original links and while I was doing that our Friend Chapman provided the links as well. Oops? bruce d and mtaylor 1 1 WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
uss frolick Posted December 1, 2020 #6 Posted December 1, 2020 The latter link is turning out to be a great read, especially the reviews of Samuel Elliot Morrison's classic 'Sailors Biography of John Paul Jones', Meville's 'White Jacket', and Roosevelt's 'Naval History of 1812'! Thanks! Hank, trippwj, mtaylor and 1 other 3 1
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