William B. Cushing in the Far East : a Civil War naval hero abroad, 1865-1869

• Tác giả: Julian R McQuiston
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0786470556
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 973.758092 Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil War
• Thông tin xuất bản: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013
• Mô tả vật lý: vi, 222 pages : , illustrations ; , 23 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Lịch sử, Địa lý
• ID: 136567
• Chủ đề: 1. Ship captains--United States

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.

Tóm tắt

"After sinking the Albermarle in the Civil War, Cushing commanded USS Maumie in Hong Kong, helping restore America's naval/commercial power in the Far East. By linking such aims to British policy, and courting Chinese and Japanese officials, he succeeded. In his letters to his fiancée, he brilliantly recorded his travels observations of people and places"--Provided by publisher