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 bruce d, Chapman, mtaylor and 1 other 3 1 Quote 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. mtaylor, Canute and trippwj 2 1 Quote 🌻 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 ...😥 Canute, trippwj and mtaylor 2 1 Quote
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 Hank, bruce d, trippwj and 1 other 2 2 Quote
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 Quote 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, bruce d, trippwj and 1 other 3 1 Quote
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