A Sailor's Log (Hardcover)

James R. Reckner

ISBN 10: 0873387821 / ISBN 13: 9780873387828

Published by Kent State University Press, Kent, OH, 2004

About this Item

Hardcover. Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served on one of the Navy's first modern battleships, the USS Oregon, at the turn of the twentieth century. Wilson offers a rare uncensored picture of enlisted life, with descriptions of bar girls and waterfront establishments that catered to the needs of American bluejackets, as well as observations on world events during imperialism. Wilson also discusses one of the great yet largely ignored issues of the turn-of-the-century U.S. Navythe failure of naval officers to provide the quality leadership necessary to ensure the operation of efficient, effective warships. A Sailor's Log is a detailed and insightful account of life in the Asiatic Fleet that enriches our understanding of U.S. Navy life a century ago. Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served in one of the US Navy's first modern battleships, the USS ""Oregon"". He also participated in the relief of Peking during the Boxer rebellion. This is an uncensored picture of enlisted life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Sailor's Log (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Kent State University Press, Kent, OH
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873387821
• ISBN 13: 9780873387828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served on one of the Navy’s first modern battleships, the USS Oregon, at the turn of the twentieth century. Wilson offers a rare uncensored picture of enlisted life, with descriptions of bar girls and waterfront establishments that catered to the needs of American bluejackets, as well as observations on world events during imperialism. Wilson also discusses one of the great yet largely ignored issues of the turn-of-the-century U.S. Navy―the failure of naval officers to provide the quality leadership necessary to ensure the operation of efficient, effective warships. A Sailor’s Log is a detailed and insightful account of life in the Asiatic Fleet that enriches our understanding of U.S. Navy life a century ago.

About the Author

James R. Recnker is associate professor of history at Texas Tech University, where he is also director of the Vietnam Center, Reckner is a member of the Scretary of the Navy Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History and has served for twenty years as seaman, petty officer,and officer in the U.S. Navy.