The Long Road to Annapolis : The Founding of the Naval Academy and the Emerging American Republic /

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The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802. Why, then, did it take this maritime nation forty-three more years to create a similar school for the navy? The Long Road to Annapolis examines the origins of the United States Naval Academy and the na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leeman, William P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy.
United States Naval Academy.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Training of > History > 19th century.
United States Naval Academy > History > 19th century.
Political culture.
Nationalism.
Military education > Social aspects.
Democracy and education.
Armed Forces > Officers > Training of.
Democratie et education > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Democracy and education > United States > History > 19th century.
Nationalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Military education > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802. Why, then, did it take this maritime nation forty-three more years to create a similar school for the navy? The Long Road to Annapolis examines the origins of the United States Naval Academy and the national debate that led to its founding.Americans early on looked with suspicion upon professional military officers, fearing that a standing military establishment would become too powerful, entrenched, or dangerous to republican ideals. Tracing debates about the nature of the nation,
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (308 pages).
ISBN:9781469604039

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