LEADER 04418nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910961498203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780826262493 010 $a082626249X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000024264 035 $a(OCoLC)70727449 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10069562 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203623 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196512 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203623 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10173955 035 $a(PQKB)10971104 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570807 035 $a(OCoLC)1080549425 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse65372 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570807 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10069562 035 $a(OCoLC)61426021 035 $a(Perlego)1704324 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000024264 100 $a20031219d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMissouri at sea $ewarships with Show-Me State names /$fRichard E. Schroeder 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia, Mo. $cUniversity of Missouri Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 161 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aMissouri heritage readers 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a9780826215239 311 0 $a0826215238 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-154) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Birth of the United States Navy: The First Warships with Missouri Names-St. Louis and Missouri -- Chapter Two. The Civil War-Two American Navies: Another St. Louis and Another Missouri -- Chapter Three. The Great Naval Arms Race and the First World War: Decline and Rebirth-A New Missouri and Two Named St. Louis -- Chapter Four. Another St. Louis and the Last Missouri: The Second World War -- Chapter Five. The Cold War -- Chapter Six. A New World, New Threats, and New Ships -- For More Reading -- Index. 330 8 $aAlthough the state of Missouri is located hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, ships with Missouri names and connections have served the United States for decades. In Missouri at Sea, Richard Schroeder tells about the ships that were named after the state, its cities, and its favorite sons and explores the important role that each has played in American history. For each vessel, a brief history is supplied, and the book is illustrated with many extraordinary images and photographs taken from official U.S. government records and archives. Schroeder begins his volume with the first St. Louis and other small early ships that were symbolic of America's modest nineteenth-century commercial and political ambitions. The first Missouri, one of the earliest American steamships, depicts the United States' move into the industrial and technological revolution of the nineteenth century. Another Federal St. Louis and a Confederate Missouri highlight the Mississippi River Civil War campaign. Schroeder then turns to America's rise as a global military power at the beginning of the twentieth century with stories of the St. Louis in the Spanish-American War and the first battleship Missouri of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet. The dominance of the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific theater is illustrated by the fourth and most famous of all the ships to bear the name Missouri, whose deck was the site for the Japanese surrender. The advanced technological achievements of the mid-twentieth century are represented by the nuclear submarines named for one of Missouri's favorite sons and for its capital: Daniel Boone and Jefferson City. Also highlighted in the volume is the 5, 000-crew nuclear aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, along with smaller ships named for Missouri war heroes. Missouri at Sea will appeal to those readers interested in naval history and technology or Missouri history. 410 0$aMissouri heritage readers. 606 $aWarships$zUnited States 606 $aWarships$zConfederate States of America 607 $aMissouri$xHistory, Naval 615 0$aWarships 615 0$aWarships 676 $a359.8/3/0973 700 $aSchroeder$b Richard E$01807736 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961498203321 996 $aMissouri at sea$94357618 997 $aUNINA