Far China Station the U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-98

Summary: This was the first study to put 19th century American naval and diplomatic affairs in the Far East into clear perspective. Johnson examines the origins of the East India Squadron, defines its import role in the implementation of foreign policy and describes the dangers routinely faced by the squadron's ships and sailors. Great and gallant ships move through the pages from the famous Olympia and the majestic Columbus to the plodding Palos. Naval heroes and the not-so-great, angry mobs, Japanese rebels, leaky boilers, imperious officials and infirm admirals are set against a background of u.

Record details

ISBN: 9781612514826 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1612514820 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (321 pages)
Publisher: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. The Peacock and Her Predecessors; 2. The Opium War; 3. A Treaty with China and Visits to Japan; 4. The Most Frustrating Cruise; 5. The Most Important Cruise; 6. Piracy and the Affair at the Barrier Forts; 7. The Treaty of Tientsin and the Squadron's Termination; 8. Japanese Rebels and Rebel Raiders; 9. The Squadron Reestablished and Renamed; 10. Peace in Japan and Perils of the Sea; 11. An Effort to Open Korea; 12. Leaky Boilers and Infirm Admirals; 13. Worn-out Ships and a Treaty with Korea; 14. The Sino-French War.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.