- Description
- 1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Summary
- "As the United States grew into an empire in the late nineteenth century, sea power derived not from fleets, bases, and decisive battles but from a scientific effort to understand and master the ocean environment. Beginning in the early nineteenth century and concluding in the first years of the twentieth, Jason W. Smith tells the story of the rise of the U.S. Navy and the emergence of American ocean empire through its struggle to control nature. In vividly told sketches of exploration, naval officers, war, and, most significantly, the ocean environment, Smith draws together insights from environmental, maritime, military, and naval history, and the history of science and cartography, placing the U.S. Navy's scientific efforts within a broader cultural context"--
- Series Statement
- Flows, migrations, and exchanges
- Uniform Title
- To master the boundless sea (Online)
- Alternative Title
- To master the boundless sea (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2017045197
- OCLC
- ssj0001976559
- Author
Smith, Jason W. (Jason Wirth), 1982-
- Title
To master the boundless sea [electronic resource] : the U.S. Navy, the marine environment, and the cartography of empire / Jason W. Smith.
- Imprint
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
- Series
Flows, migrations, and exchanges
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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