American Merchant Ships on the Yangtze, 1920-1941
Autor David H. Groveren Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 noi 1992 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780275943370
ISBN-10: 0275943372
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0275943372
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Notă biografică
DAVID H. GROVER, a 1945 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, spent several years at sea as a merchant marine and naval officer. Later, he went to graduate school and became a university teacher. He was also Academic Dean of the California Maritime Academy. Now retired, he has published numerous articles and four books--two of western American history and two of maritime history.
Cuprins
The ArenaThe Yangtze as FrontierA Yangtze SamplerAntecedent Years: Steam Navigation on the Yangtze, 1860-1920Yangtze Kiang: Geography and Natural SettingAmerican Ship Operations on the Yangtze RiverThe PlayersStandard Oil Company of New YorkThe Dollar LineYangtze Rapid Steamship CompanyThe Other CompaniesConvoys and Armed Guards: The Navy and Merchant ShipsThe ContestsDemons, Shipwrecks, and SalvagePiracyOpium and Other ContrabandThe CrisesThe Communists' Kidnapping of Captain Charles BakerThe Japanese and the Panay Convoy IncidentEpilogue; The Passing of the Far FrontierBibliographyIndex