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Historic Photos of the United States Naval Academy (Historic Photos) (Historic Photos) | 
| Author: James Cheevers
Publisher: Turner Pub Co
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 143805
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 10.1 x 1
ISBN: 1596524189
Dewey Decimal Number: 359
EAN: 9781596524187
ASIN: 1596524189
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Condition: Brand new 10" x 10" hardback. 216 pages. Recounts this pivotal event in the war through hundreds of historic photographs, all captioned and reproduced in striking black and white. Spotlighted here are many of the soldiers and officers embroiled in the contest, the ingenious fortifications they designed, and the harm they wrought and sustained in their struggle to champion a cause.
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The United States Naval Academy has had one mission since it's founding in 1845. To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to provide graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government . Historic Photos of the United States Naval Academy is a gorgeous photographic history of this important American institution spotlighting photographs collected from the most most prominent state and local archives. This comprehensive history book traces the growth of the yard at Annapolis from it's inception as a 10 acre military post to today's sprawling 300 plus acre college campus. Included in this volume are photographs spanning the Civil War era through both World Wars and capturing every era of the Academy's 162 year history. In rarely seen black-and-white photography, this handsome coffee-table book details the historical growth of the Naval Academy up to recent times. Filled with nearly 200 beautiful black-and -white images, Turner Publishing's Historic Photos of the United States Naval Academy offers a unique and compelling look into the past for any resident and/or history buff alike.
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An ideal coffee table book for anyone with an appreciation for the United States Navy July 14, 2008
With massive coastlines bordering its territory, the United States needed a strong navy as part of its defenses. Therefore, the United States Naval Academy was formed. "Historic Photos of the United States Naval Academy" is a look at the history of this noble institution, where countless naval soldiers and admirals have been trained to defend the nation. Filled with vivid black and white photography, "Historic Photos of United States Naval Academy" is an ideal coffee table book for anyone with an appreciation for the United States Navy. Highly recommended for community library photography and military collections.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
More than 150 years of photos of the cadets, the buildings, and the grounds of the Naval Academy June 26, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Lasting institutions, especially those as central to our history as our military academies, use their history as part of creating the identity and sense of purpose in its members. Photographs can be especially important because of their vividness and ability to "remember" buildings that have been torn down, changed, or simply aged. Over time they can capture how traditions have changed, how technology was actually used in earlier times, and even the young faces of important leaders we seem to remember as old men and women.
In the acknowledgements and preface the author, James Cheevers, notes the great changes at the Naval Academy and how fortunate we are that many of the changes took place during the era of photography. While most of the 197 pictures come from the Navy, others come from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.
The photos are presented in four parts: Pre-Civil War (1845-1865), Post-Civil War (1866-1894), the New Naval Academy (1895-1947) - this covers both world wars, and concludes with Modern Times (1948-1990s). In this HPO series, the introduction to each section is helpful and brief and this book is no exception, but the written material is about double that provided in may other books in this series. This gives us an insight into the story the photos are going to tell us. The captions are terrific and the photo selection emphasizes the life and training of cadets as much or more than it emphasizes the buildings and grounds, and I like that emphasis.
James Cheevers is an historian who has been associated with the U.S. Naval Academy Museum for four decades. Currently, he is the Associate Director and Senior Curator there and is active in civic organizations and the community life of Annapolis.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
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